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Author: Juan-Luis Klein
Publisher:
ISBN: 9782749239491
Category : Community development
Languages : fr
Pages : 246

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Un manuel sur l’innovation sociale destiné à faire référence au plan national et international. Cet ouvrage se présente comme une introduction à l’innovation sociale. Il permet de situer en quoi la dimension sociale de l’innovation vient renouveler l’approche de ce concept. Il explique pourquoi la thématique de l’innovation sociale est apparue dans la période de mutations contemporaines à travers une discussion théorique et montre l’importance pratique qu’elle peut revêtir en s’appuyant sur des exemples de territoires (Flandre et Québec) comme de secteur (services sociaux).

Author: Frank Moulaert
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 1849809992
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 523

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ÔThe challenges of poverty and social exclusion cannot be fully resolved through conventional public sector policies and market-led innovation. The case studies in this Handbook capture some of the key success factors of socially innovative action in different socio-economic contexts. This Handbook will inspire readers as it highlights the creativity and commitment of diverse enterprises and movements working for social innovation.Õ Ð Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka, Minister for Lands, Housing and Human Settlements, United Republic of Tanzania, and retired UN Under Secretary General, immediate former Executive Director of UN-HABITAT ÔSocial innovation may not be a new idea but it is clearly an idea whose time has come, not least because the traditional models of innovation Ð narrowly framed technical models Ð have run their course and no longer resonate in a world of societal challenges. This Handbook has two great merits Ð it brings conceptual rigour to the debate and it provides compelling narratives of social innovation in practice.Õ Ð Kevin Morgan, Cardiff University, UK ÔIn an era where social innovation is re-emerging as an important policy framework for bringing social transformation, this volume is a significant contribution to the theory and practice of social innovation. The incremental discussion from concepts to theory to practice and then to social innovation research is supported by cases literally from all over the globe. It moves the discourse from isolated models of neighbourhood engagements and social enterprises, to a comprehensive, multidimensional approach combining needs, social relations and empowerment. A must read for academicians, learners, practitioners and policy makers alike.Õ Ð S. Parasuraman, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India ÔSocial innovation is an important instrument for understanding how contemporary societies deal with social change and how social practices and policies intended to combat poverty and social exclusion are developed and implemented effectively. The Handbook offers a valuable contribution to the development of a clear, transdisciplinary and critical understanding of social innovation practices. The reader will find an in-depth discussion of the most important theoretical approaches to the concept and a thorough exposition of the epistemological and methodological framework for research in social innovation. The volume includes a number of interesting case studies in different areas of social change and issues of policy and governance.Õ Ð Enzo Mingione, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy This enriching Handbook covers many aspects of the scientific and socio-political debates on social innovation today. The contributors provide an overview of theoretical perspectives, methodologies and instructive experiences from all continents, as well as implications for collective action and policy. They argue strongly for social innovation as a key to human development. The Handbook defines social innovation as innovation in social relations within both micro and macro spheres, with the purpose of satisfying unmet or new human needs across different layers of society. It connects social innovation to empowerment dynamics, thus giving a political character to social movements and bottom-up governance initiatives. Together these should lay the foundations for a fairer, more democratic society for all. This interdisciplinary work, written by scholars collaborating to develop a joint methodological perspective toward social innovation agency and processes, will be invaluable for students and researchers in social science and humanities. It will also appeal to policy makers, policy analysts, lobbyists and activists seeking to give inspiration and leadership from a social innovation perspective.

Author: Juan-Luis Klein
Publisher: PUQ
ISBN: 2760532844
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : fr
Pages : 681

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Cet ouvrage propose de revoir le concept d'innovation en plaçant la société au centre de son analyse. Les auteurs y posent les jalons nécessaires pour aborder les innovations sociales comme facteur de changement et pour les situer dans leur contexte économique et technologique. Ils exposent ensuite les dynamiques qui témoignent de l'émergence d'innovations dans la façon de résoudre des problèmes sociaux, et explorent les modalités de diffusion de ces nouvelles pratiques.

Author: Félix Zogning
Publisher: Editions JFD
ISBN: 2897994231
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : fr
Pages : 393

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Face à des enjeux sociétaux contemporains de plus en plus complexes et en constante évolution, l’innovation sociale est présentée comme une solution aux défis socio-économiques, sanitaires, environnementaux et démographiques qui exercent une pression croissante sur les systèmes de développement. Les contraintes budgétaires et la demande accrue de produits et de services adaptés aux besoins et contextes en constante mutation ont contribué à l’utilisation croissante du concept par les acteurs sociaux, y compris les décideurs publics et les organisations. Les travaux de cet ouvrage présentent des approches d'innovation sociale et apportent une meilleure compréhension des processus menant à l'innovation sociale. Ils évoquent également le défi que représente le renforcement de la capacité organisationnelle pour obtenir des résultats accrus et un impact durable au sein des organisations, des réseaux et au-delà des frontières. Il s’agit également d’explorer les méthodes et indicateurs à privilégier dans la mesure et l’évaluation du processus et des effets de l’innovation sociale dans le secteur public. L’ambition de cet ouvrage est également de poser des bases innovantes d’un cadre conceptuel renouvelé, transdisciplinaire, à la lumière de cadres théoriques singuliers, post-moderne, féministes ou critiques, offrant ainsi des perspectives de recherche originales et des voies d’expérimentations contextualisées sur l’innovation sociale.

Author: Baines, Susan
Publisher: Policy Press
ISBN: 1447347838
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 236

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The turn towards a Social Investment approach to welfare implies deploying resources to enhance human capital and mobilise the productive potential of citizens, starting in early childhood. This edited collection brings regional and local realities to the forefront of social investment debates by showcasing successes, challenges and setbacks of Social Investment policies and services from ten European countries: Italy, UK, Sweden, Finland, Greece, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Hungary, and Spain. It provides practical, accessible illustrations of good practice, routes to success, and lessons learned. The book is informed throughout by engagement with service users and local communities, and features many previously unheard voices including front-line workers, local decision makers, volunteers and beneficiaries.

Author: F. Gallouj
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 1849803307
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 823

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'This book represents a significant step towards dealing with the lacuna constituted by the inadequacy of the literature on the services. And, as such, it approaches its task from a variety of directions.' From the foreword by William J. Baumol, New York University, US 'The Handbook of Innovation and Services is an exceptional volume. Its contributors, including Faïz Gallouj, William Baumol, Jean Gadrey, and Pascal Petit, are among the major thinkers in both the fields of the economics of services and the economics of innovation. Selected topics include the "cost disease", services innovation in the global economy, social innovation in the services, and innovation and employment in services. The book, I am sure, will become a standard reference volume in both these fields in the ensuing years.' Edward Wolff, New York University, US This Handbook brings together 49 international specialists to address an issue of increasing importance for the world's post-industrial economies; innovation as it relates to services. Contemporary economies have two fundamental characteristics. Firstly, they are service economies in as much as services account for more than 70 per cent of the wealth and jobs in most developed countries. Secondly, they are innovation economies as recent decades have seen an unprecedented development of scientific, technological, organisational and social innovations. This Handbook expertly links these two major characteristics in order to investigate the role of innovation in services, an issue that until now has been inadequately explored and one that poses many theoretical and operational challenges. This comprehensive volume encompasses the views of eminent scholars from a range of disciplines including economics, management, sociology and geography, and draws on a number of different analytical and methodological perspectives. With its multi-disciplinary approach this Handbook will be an invaluable reference source for academics and students in the fields of economics, management and the geography of services and innovation. Public authorities and managers in the service sector will also find this book fascinating.

Author: Marie J. Bouchard
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1442642904
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 297

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Through robust theoretical and in-depth empirical studies, this book offers the first opportunity to English-language readers to learn about the Québec experience of a social economy system.

Author: Anne Albert-Cromarias
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1786309300
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 244

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Faced with global economic, social and environmental challenges requiring us to go beyond individual actions, the development of collective dynamics is the ideal response. From this perspective, territories, which have long been neglected, are now asserting themselves as breeding grounds for innovative and relevant forms of organized action in response to shared experiences. Bringing together more than twenty researchers in strategic management, human resources management and marketing, Collective Dynamics and Territories offers, through nine territorial issues (innovating and regenerating territories, building environmental action, attracting and retaining talent, etc.), insights into the conditions and modalities for developing collective dynamics within territories. The success of local collective dynamics depends on support for the actors involved, from situation analysis to problem definition, including idea generation, selection, implementation and evaluation. This book offers a comprehensive, systemic and operational vision for analyzing and acting on collective territorial dynamics.

Author: Jürgen Howaldt
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 180037335X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 499

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This invaluable Encyclopedia presents an interdisciplinary and comprehensive overview of the field of social innovation, providing an insightful view into potential future developments both practically and theoretically. This title contains one or more Open Access chapters.

Author: Marcela Ramirez-Pasillas
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 100029109X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 278

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This book provides insights into how new ventures in emerging economies and developing countries generate social innovation. It showcases new forms of business and how they are different from traditional business models. With increasing drive for innovation in emerging markets and lack of knowledge of how these markets work, this book enriches existing literature by looking at how such businesses in developing economies break new ground in a daunting, resource constrained environment. The book examines successful individual entrepreneurs, social relationships, product innovation, processes, systems and markets through cases. It navigates across key theoretical elements including individual initiative-taking, agency, and opportunity contexts. This book will be a useful reference to understanding the dynamics of new ventures in emerging markets and how they fuel social innovation and sustainable development.