A spectrum of open social innovation within social enterprise

Lauren Tuckerman; Julie Roberts; Geoff Whittam

doi:10.1007/s11266-022-00520-4

A spectrum of open social innovation within social enterprise

Lauren Tuckerman^*, Julie Roberts, Geoff Whittam

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Abstract

The concept of ‘open social innovation’ (OSI) has not yet been fully understood, particularly in relation to social enterprises (SEs). This paper explores the use of OSI as a means of achieving social change through two in-depth, longitudinal, qualitative case studies with Scottish SEs. The researcher undertook participant observation for a year as well as conducting interviews and reviewing documents of the case study organizations. We build on Wikhamn (2013) by conceptualizing two approaches to OSI: ‘controlled’ which is closely connected to market-based attitudes, and ‘libre’ which is connected to the knowledge commons. Each approach has ramifications for how SEs achieve social change: either through exploitation of intellectual property as a means of income generation or freely revealing to accelerate social impact. The ways in which SEs manage OSI could thus determine the impact they can have on tackling some of society’s most challenging social problems.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	799-812
Number of pages	14
Journal	Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations
Volume	34
Issue number	4
Early online date	11 Aug 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-022-00520-4
Publication status	Published - Aug 2023

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open innovation
social innovation
open social innovation
social enterprise

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Sociology and Political Science
Public Administration
Strategy and Management

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