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Social innovation and social entrepreneurship: discovering origins, exploring current and future trends

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  • Luís Farinha

    (Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco and NECE Research Center in Business Sciences)

  • João Renato Sebastião

    (Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco)

  • Carlos Sampaio

    (Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco)

  • João Lopes

    (ISAG European Business School & NIDISAG Research Unit of ISAG & NECE, Campus de Salazares)

Abstract

Nonprofit sector integrates an important part of the economy, which serves as a critical factor for social change. Social innovation and social entrepreneurship are of paramount importance for the nonprofit sector aiming to solve social needs. The purpose of this paper is, through bibliometric mapping techniques, based on 2695 documents, to understand thematic evolution of social innovation and social entrepreneurship. The main conclusion is that, from the analysis, we can see that the scientific production in this field of knowledge has intensified in recent years, but the centrality and the search density undergo major changes. New paths for future research are outlined.

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  • Luís Farinha & João Renato Sebastião & Carlos Sampaio & João Lopes, 2020. "Social innovation and social entrepreneurship: discovering origins, exploring current and future trends," International Review on Public and Nonprofit Marketing, Springer;International Association of Public and Non-Profit Marketing, vol. 17(1), pages 77-96, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:irpnmk:v:17:y:2020:i:1:d:10.1007_s12208-020-00243-6
    DOI: 10.1007/s12208-020-00243-6
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