media type: Article
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The Role of ICT in Scaling Up the Impact of Social Enterprises
ICTs empower social enterprises and organizations addressing global sustainability and human development to scale their social impact. They enhance program value by recognizing needs, adapting services, and mobilizing social and environmental actions (depth scaling), and expand reach through networking, increasing visibility, and creating new access channels (breadth scaling). This analysis highlights ICTs’ dual role in…
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Social Entrepreneurship: A Case Study of SIFE Umeå University
This study explores social entrepreneurship through the lens of SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise) at Umeå University, focusing on socioeconomic and personal development. It highlights SIFE’s hybrid nature, combining elements of voluntary organizations and social enterprises, and underscores the importance of entrepreneurial skills and partnerships across societal sectors. The process is structured into six steps,…
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Business Models for Open Innovation: Matching Heterogenous Open Innovation Strategies with Business Model Dimensions
The research proposes a model linking open innovation strategies with business model dimensions—content, structure, governance of transactions—to explain the varied benefits companies gain from open innovation. It introduces a continuum of open innovativeness, distinguishing four types of open business models, and identifies conditions under which business models support open innovation success. This contribution specifies how…
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Soziales Unternehmertum im ländlichen Raum: Perspektiven einer neuen Anpassungsstrategie
The publication discusses the role of social entrepreneurship in addressing the intertwined challenges of structural, economic, and demographic nature in rural areas. It highlights initiatives where entrepreneurs take societal responsibility to drive change, with a focus on “potential developers” who devise innovative solutions and enhance local capabilities. This approach is seen as a means to…
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Open Innovation: Research, Practices, and Policies
The article highlights the widespread adoption of open innovation across academia, business, and policymaking. It explores the current landscape of open innovation, including key trends like digital transformation, challenges such as uncertainty, and potential solutions like EU funding programs. Additionally, it introduces selected papers from the World Open Innovation Conference, emphasizing the integration of research,…