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Digital social entrepreneurship: the N-Helix response to stakeholders’ COVID-19 needs

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  • María J. Ibáñez

    (Universidad del Desarrollo)

  • Maribel Guerrero

    (Universidad del Desarrollo
    Northumbria Centre for Innovation, Regional Transformation, and Entrepreneurship (iNCITE). Business and Law Faculty, Newcastle Business School, Sutherland Building
    Lund University)

  • Claudia Yáñez-Valdés

    (Universidad del Desarrollo)

  • Sebastián Barros-Celume

    (Universidad del Desarrollo)

Abstract

This study explores the emergence of a new entrepreneurship phenomenon (digital social entrepreneurship) as a result of the collaboration among many agents (N-Helix), given the government’s limited capacity to respond to the stakeholders’ needs satisfaction related to an exogenous event (e.g., the COVID-19 pandemic). Our theory development is based on three ongoing academic debates related to (a) the unrepresentativeness of the stakeholder theory in entrepreneurship research; (b) the emergence of digital social entrepreneurship (DSE) as a bridge between stakeholders’ needs, socio-economic actors, and digital-social initiatives; and (c) the role of N-Helix collaborations to facilitate the emergence of global knowledge-intensive initiatives and the rapid adoptions of open innovations. Our results support our assumptions about the positive mediation effect of DSE in the relationship between N-Helix collaborations and stakeholders’ satisfaction. Notably, results show how pandemic has intensified these relationships and how DSE in N-Helix collaborations can generate social impacts globally. Some implications for policy-makers have emerged from our results that should be considered during/post-COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • María J. Ibáñez & Maribel Guerrero & Claudia Yáñez-Valdés & Sebastián Barros-Celume, 2022. "Digital social entrepreneurship: the N-Helix response to stakeholders’ COVID-19 needs," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, vol. 47(2), pages 556-579, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jtecht:v:47:y:2022:i:2:d:10.1007_s10961-021-09855-4
    DOI: 10.1007/s10961-021-09855-4
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    Keywords

    Stakeholders theory; Digital social entrepreneurship; N-Helix collaboration; Knowledge transfer; Technology transfer; COVID-19 pandemic;
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    JEL classification:

    • F62 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization - - - Macroeconomic Impacts
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
    • L31 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise - - - Nonprofit Institutions; NGOs; Social Entrepreneurship
    • O31 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
    • O35 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Social Innovation

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