The social innovation process: Themes, challenges and implications for practice

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 139-158

  Lettice, Fiona ^a   Parekh, Menka ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b Hub Productions   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disruptive innovation; Information asymmetry; Networks; Social enterprise; Social innovation

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS);

BUSINESS INNOVATION; DISRUPTIVE INNOVATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; INFORMATION ASYMMETRY; SOCIAL BENEFITS; SOCIAL ENTERPRISE; SOCIAL INNOVATIONS; SYSTEMIC APPROACH;

ENGINEERING;

EID: 77952395904     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2010.033133     Document Type: Article

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