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A legitimacy approach to social innovation initiatives at universities

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  • Letizia Donati
  • Caroline Wigren-Kristoferson

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A striving for research excellence and the implementation of third mission activities in the form of technology transfer have become standard practices at modern higher education institutions. The recent call for universities to include social innovation in their third mission and the apparent lack of involvement of universities in this area indicate that social innovation is not yet perceived as a legitimate activity by the academic community. We examine why this is the case and disentangle the legitimation journey of social innovation in research-intensive environments.

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  • Letizia Donati & Caroline Wigren-Kristoferson, 2023. "A legitimacy approach to social innovation initiatives at universities," Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 50(2), pages 194-205.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:scippl:v:50:y:2023:i:2:p:194-205.
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    1. Borrás, Susana & Gerli, Francesco & Cenzato, Rebecca, 2024. "Technology transfer offices in the diffusion of transformative innovation: Rethinking roles, resources, and capabilities," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 200(C).

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