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What is the social innovation system? A state-of-the-art review

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  • Harry Fulgencio
  • Hans Le Fever

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The social innovation system concept in our study is an inter-connection of things or actors in developing, diffusing, and utilising innovation targeting social issues or needs. The impetus of our theoretical contribution is that little or no attention has been given to the topic of social innovation system even though social innovation and social economy are emerging topics of research. Our aim was to analyse the current scholarly contributions by performing a state-of-the-art review. This review will broaden our understanding of the emerging social innovation system concept. The state-of-the-art review of 15 peer-reviewed articles indicates that there are currently four themes of social innovation system. These are institutional, organisational and social-public good and quality of life. Our theoretical and initial study indicates that social innovation system studies have not yet been formalised in the innovation system milieu. Therefore we posit that social innovation system requires more research.

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  • Harry Fulgencio & Hans Le Fever, 2016. "What is the social innovation system? A state-of-the-art review," International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 10(2/3), pages 434-452.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:10:y:2016:i:2/3:p:434-452
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    1. Ho, Jae-Yun & Yoon, Semee, 2022. "Ambiguous roles of intermediaries in social entrepreneurship: The case of social innovation system in South Korea," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 175(C).
    2. Ghazinoory, Sepehr & Nasri, Shohreh & Ameri, Fatemeh & Montazer, Gholam Ali & Shayan, Ali, 2020. "Why do we need ‘Problem-oriented Innovation System (PIS)’ for solving macro-level societal problems?," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 150(C).
    3. Ridvan Cinar & Paul Benneworth, 2021. "Why do universities have little systemic impact with social innovation? An institutional logics perspective," Growth and Change, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 52(2), pages 751-769, June.
    4. K. M. Benzies & D. B. Nicholas & K. A. Hayden & T. Barnas & A. Koning & A. Bharwani & J. Armstrong & J. Day, 2024. "Defining social innovation for post-secondary educational institutions: a concept analysis," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 11(1), pages 1-11, December.

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