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Comparative cases from Portuguese social innovation public policy

In: Contextual Embeddedness of Entrepreneurship

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  • Irene Ciccarino

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Social innovation aims to address social problems and needs that must be attended to regardless of economic odds. Portugal has developed a pioneering public policy to encourage entrepreneurship, social innovation, and boost the social investment market. The Portugal Social Innovation Programme (PIS) links investors and social entrepreneurial initiatives (SEI) and offers support to structure SEI in a sustainable way by providing resources and networks. This chapter aims to describe three revealing cases supported by PIS, highlighting innovation features and contextualizing theory. The cases are compared to understand the outcomes of investment criteria and to examine theoretical features by thematic content analysis. The study discusses PIS investment criteria and presents SEIs types endorsed by it. Therefore, it helps with disclosure and stakeholders’ expectations management. The SEIs analysed endorse PIS’s innovative potential in building networks and fostering the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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  • Irene Ciccarino, 2023. "Comparative cases from Portuguese social innovation public policy," Chapters, in: Mirela Xheneti & Sílvia Costa & Jarna Heinonen & Agnieszka Kurczewska (ed.), Contextual Embeddedness of Entrepreneurship, chapter 6, pages 89-106, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:elg:eechap:22750_6
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