1st Edition
Social Innovation New Forms of Organisation in Knowledge–Based Societies
Part I: The Concept of Social Innovation Introduction to Social Innovation as a New Form of Organisation in Knowledge-Based Societies Carmen Ruiz 1. Social Innovations and the Advancement of the General Concept of Innovation Josef Hochgerner 2. Social Innovations in the Perspective of Comprehensive Neo-Schumpeterian Economics Andreas Pyka and Horst Hanusch Part II: Innovation and Non-Profit Organisations 3. Non-Profit Organizations and New Social Paradigms Tibor Palánkai 4. Fundraising and Transparency in the Not-for-Profit Sector Peter Maple and Alex Murdock 5. The Principles of Probity and Transparency in the Third Sector Rui Teixeira-Santos Part III: Social Innovation and New Technologies 6. Social Innovation, Non-Profit Organizations and the Internet Joan Francesc Fondevila 7. Web 2.0 and Social Innovation David Sancho 8. Social Innovation by Citizens and Organizations as a Way to Tackle Complex Societal Problems: The case of opening access to public data Jari Kuusisto, Arja Kuusisto and Pirjo Yli-Viitala Part IV: Social Entrepreneurship 9. Employment and the Social Economy: EU funding opportunities for developing human resources Ákos Kengyel 10. Private and Public Innovation Networks in Services and Social Innovation Luis Rubalcaba, Gisela Di Meglio and Jorge Gallego 11. Towards Financial Solidarity in the European Union Ryszard Wilczynski Conclusion Re-examining the Concept of Social Innovation Carmen Parra
Biography
Carmen Ruiz Viñals is Director of Business Management Studies at Abat Oliba CEU University, Spain.
Carmen Parra Rodríguez is Director and Chair of Social Economy and Solidarity at Abat Oliba CEU University, Spain.
