Social innovation: Moving the field forward. A conceptual framework

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 42-51

  Cajaiba Santana, Giovany ^a  

^a KEDGE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

Institution; Institutional theory; Social change; Social innovation; Structuration theory

Indexed keywords

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; INSTITUTIONAL THEORY; PUBLIC MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL CHANGES; SOCIAL INNOVATIONS; SOCIAL ISSUES; STRUCTURATION THEORY; THEORY AND PRACTICE;

INNOVATION;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL THEORY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84898033772     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2013.05.008     Document Type: Article

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