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Article

Implementing open innovation concept in social business

by
Anna Svirina
1,*,
Alfia Zabbarova
1 and
Karine Oganisjana
2
1
Economics and Management Department, Chistopol autonomous campus, Kazan National Research Technical University, Kazan, Russia
2
Faculty of Engineering Economics, Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvian
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
J. Open Innov. Technol. Mark. Complex. 2016, 2(4), 20; https://doi.org/10.1186/s40852-016-0046-8
Submission received: 12 July 2016 / Accepted: 29 September 2016 / Published: 12 October 2016

Abstract

Social business is an emerging concept which requires additional research especially in terms of priority management tools that can be used. The paper aims to evaluate how closed and open innovation concepts are implemented by social enterprises in the emerging information economy. The paper also studies social enterprises from the point of view of joint efficiency and innovation development concept evaluation to define best practices used by social entrepreneurs nowadays.
The paper provides comparative analysis of two types of social business models: the ones based on open innovation and the ones based on formal closed innovative process. Research question is to estimate how implementation of open innovation influences social businesses’ outcomes, and to define the way open innovation influences social enterprises’ efficiency.
Keywords: Open innovation, Social business, Business model, Innovation process, Quantum economics Open innovation, Social business, Business model, Innovation process, Quantum economics

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Svirina, A.; Zabbarova, A.; Oganisjana, K. Implementing open innovation concept in social business. J. Open Innov. Technol. Mark. Complex. 2016, 2, 20. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40852-016-0046-8

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Svirina A, Zabbarova A, Oganisjana K. Implementing open innovation concept in social business. Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity. 2016; 2(4):20. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40852-016-0046-8

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Svirina, Anna, Alfia Zabbarova, and Karine Oganisjana. 2016. "Implementing open innovation concept in social business" Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity 2, no. 4: 20. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40852-016-0046-8

APA Style

Svirina, A., Zabbarova, A., & Oganisjana, K. (2016). Implementing open innovation concept in social business. Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity, 2(4), 20. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40852-016-0046-8

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