Applying Strategic Niche Management to understand how universities contribute to the development of social innovation nichesthe case of the Social Innovation Scientific Park in Colombia

  1. Sara Calvo Martinez
  2. Andrés Morales
  3. Jefferson Enrique Arias Gómez
Revista:
Recerca: revista de pensament i analisi

ISSN: 1130-6149

Any de publicació: 2018

Títol de l'exemplar: Lecturas críticas de las nuevas propuestas de economía alternativa

Número: 23

Pàgines: 95-130

Tipus: Article

DOI: 10.6035/RECERCA.2018.23.5 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAccés obert editor

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Little literature has looked at the role of universities providing services of relevance to society and specific stakeholders. This paper addresses this gap by examining how universities contribute in delivering social innovation in the Colombian context. In seeking to develop a good understanding of how universities can contribute to the development of social innovation niches, we draw upon the Strategic Niche Management (SNM) theory, suggesting that the creation of a niche management from the university can help social innovation niches to share values and networks. We explore this phenomenon with the Parque Científico de Innovación Social or PCIS), founded by Uniminuto University in 2012, using video case study research methodology.

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This work was carried out with funding from the newton fund. The study would not have been possible to conduct without the generous assistance of staff from the PCiS at uniminuto university.The authors would like to thank the three anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments.

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