Towards Advancing Understanding of Social Innovation

摘要: This paper advances understanding of social innovation on two fronts. First it reflects the role and responsibility researchers in advancing traces purpose activities New Zealand Social Innovation Entrepreneurship Research Centre to illustrate how academic institutes might catalyze innovation. Second, highlights parallel discourses following either more micro- or macro-level leanings. At micro level, accompanying a growing literature entrepreneurship is an embedded discussion linked innovations by entrepreneurs. More overarching research centres broad processes innovation, implications new paradigm concerning societal issues. Bringing these streams closer bridging dichotomous micro-macro perspectives, necessary for holistic view that recognizes as crucial facet systems.