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New for whom? Initial images from the social dimension of innovation

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The paper presents a system-theoretical concept of innovation differentiating between an object-related, a temporal and a social dimension of newness. Due to a so far strong bias to the two former dimensions an exclusive focus on its social dimension is imperative now. Innovations thus are introduced as new, exclusive forms of relations to oneself, to others and to the relationships of others. The difference these relations make is the distinction between social entities, i.e. the differentiation of social systems. Social differentiation can take three forms: segmented, stratified and functional differentiation. We thus can relate three types of relations with three forms of social entities and receive nine dimensions of sustainable innovation management. Using the example of a Swiss crowdsourcing service provider, the paper finally shows how rewarding the balancing of these dimensions can be, and that too strong a focus on an innovation's economic outcome may result in lower profit.

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  • Steffen Roth, 2009. "New for whom? Initial images from the social dimension of innovation," International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 4(4), pages 231-252.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijisde:v:4:y:2009:i:4:p:231-252
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    1. Daniel Alonso‐Martínez & Nuria González‐Álvarez & Mariano Nieto, 2019. "The influence of financial performance on corporate social innovation," Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 26(4), pages 859-871, July.
    2. Milica SUNDIC & Karl-Heinz LEITNER, 2013. "Crowdsourcing as an Innovation Strategy: A Study on Innovation Platforms in Austria and Switzerland," Communications & Strategies, IDATE, Com&Strat dept., vol. 1(89), pages 55-72, 1st quart.
    3. Roth, Steffen & Dana, Léo-Paul, 2015. "What is a self-made expat? Self-disclosures of self-initiated expatriates," EconStor Preprints 110355, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics.
    4. Monika Sipa & Malgorzata Smolarek & Tomasz Jalowiec & Piotr Masloch & Henryk Wojtaszek & Ireneusz Miciula & Grzegorz Masloch, 2021. "Diversity of Factors Determining Employee Satisfaction as an Area of CSR Activity in Companies of Different Scale," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(2), pages 507-522.
    5. José Antonio Plaza‐Úbeda & Miguel Pérez‐Valls & José Joaquín Céspedes‐Lorente & Belén Payán‐Sánchez, 2020. "The contribution of systems theory to sustainability in degrowth contexts: The role of subsystems," Systems Research and Behavioral Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 37(1), pages 68-81, January.
    6. Kristof Van Assche & Monica Gruezmacher & Raoul Beunen, 2022. "Why Governance Is Never Perfect: Co-Evolution in Environmental Policy and Governance," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(15), pages 1-7, August.
    7. Steffen Roth & Jari Kaivo-Oja & Thomas Hirschmann, 2013. "Smart regions: two cases of crowdsourcing for regional development," International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 20(3), pages 272-285.
    8. van Assche, Kristof & Valentinov, Vladislav & Verschraegen, Gert, 2022. "Adaptive governance: Learning from what organizations do and managing the role they play," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 51(5), pages 1738-1758.
    9. Steffen Roth, 2015. "The cash is in the medium, not in the machine: Toward the golden moments of 3D printing," Working Papers hal-01206562, HAL.

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