Disruptive |
The theoretical contribution regarding disruptive social innovation describes it as a process by which a product or service that was initially historically accessible only to consumers with high purchasing power becomes accessible to consumers with lower purchasing power |
Christensen, MacDonald, Altman, and Palmer (2018Christensen, C. M., MacDonald, R., Altman, E. J., & Palmer, J. E. (2018). Disruptive innovation: An intellectual history and directions for future research. Journal of Management Studies, 55(7), 1043-1078.); Moulaert et al. (2013Moulaert, F., MacCallum, D., & Hiller, J. (2013). Social innovation: Intuition, precept, concept, theory and practice. In F. Moulaert, D., MacCallum, A. Mehmood, & A. Hamdouch (Eds.), The international handbook on social innovation: Collective action, social learning and transdisciplinary research (pp. 13-24). Cheltenham, UK, and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar.); Nicholls and Murdock (2012Nicholls, A., & Murdock, A. (2012). Social innovation: Blurring boundaries to reconfigure markets. London: Palgrave Macmillan.); Goldenberg (2004Goldenberg, M. (2004). Social innovation in Canada how the non-profit sector serves Canadians and how it can serve them better. Canadian Policy Research Networks Inc. Project (CPRN).); Anderson, Curtis, and Wittig (2014Anderson, T., Curtis, A., & Wittig, C. (2014). Definition and theory in social innovation. Krems: Danube University Krems.); Bruin and Stangl (2013Bruin, A., & Stangl, L. M. (2013). The “Social Innovation Continuum” in Auckland Council. Social Innovation in Auckland, 13-68.) |
Institutional |
It is noted that social innovations that focus on the reconfiguration of existing economic and social structures, usually by repositioning new technologies more directed towards social rather than economic goals, must be regarded as institutional social innovations |
Nicholls and Murdock (2012Nicholls, A., & Murdock, A. (2012). Social innovation: Blurring boundaries to reconfigure markets. London: Palgrave Macmillan.); Bruin and Stangl (2013Bruin, A., & Stangl, L. M. (2013). The “Social Innovation Continuum” in Auckland Council. Social Innovation in Auckland, 13-68.); Moulaert et al. (2013Moulaert, F., MacCallum, D., & Hiller, J. (2013). Social innovation: Intuition, precept, concept, theory and practice. In F. Moulaert, D., MacCallum, A. Mehmood, & A. Hamdouch (Eds.), The international handbook on social innovation: Collective action, social learning and transdisciplinary research (pp. 13-24). Cheltenham, UK, and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar.); Groot and Dankbaar (2014Groot, A., & Dankbaar, B. (2014). Does social innovation require social entrepreneurship? Technology Innovation Management Review, 4(12).) |
Incremental |
Incremental social innovations can be understood as the development of new forms of working partnerships with coordination and alignment of initiatives and which are directed toward a common goal and aim to mitigate social problems |
Christensen, MacDonald, Altman, and Palmer (2018Christensen, C. M., MacDonald, R., Altman, E. J., & Palmer, J. E. (2018). Disruptive innovation: An intellectual history and directions for future research. Journal of Management Studies, 55(7), 1043-1078.); Bruin and Stangl (2013Bruin, A., & Stangl, L. M. (2013). The “Social Innovation Continuum” in Auckland Council. Social Innovation in Auckland, 13-68.); Moulaert et al. (2013Moulaert, F., MacCallum, D., & Hiller, J. (2013). Social innovation: Intuition, precept, concept, theory and practice. In F. Moulaert, D., MacCallum, A. Mehmood, & A. Hamdouch (Eds.), The international handbook on social innovation: Collective action, social learning and transdisciplinary research (pp. 13-24). Cheltenham, UK, and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar.) |