New frontiers in social innovation research /

New frontiers in social innovation research / edited by Alex Nicholls, Julie Simon, Madeleine Gabriel - Germany : Palgrave Macmillan, c2015. - xxix, 267 p. : ill., ; 22 cm.

Interest in social innovation is growing, from governments setting up innovation 'labs' to corporations developing social innovation strategies. Yet theory lags behind practice. This collection helps bridge that gap, compiling work by leading social innovation researchers to build understanding of the nature and effects of social innovation.

9781137506795 9781137549532

2015014422


Social entrepreneurship
Social change
Diffusion of innovations--Social aspects
Technological innovations--Social aspects

338.064 NE WF