The social side of innovation

Rawlings, Bruce; Legare, Cristine H.

doi:10.1017/s0140525x20000217

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“…Previous research also concluded that there is a substantial impact of sustainability-oriented innovation on the SP of manufacturing firms (Fatoki, 2019). Some authors state that each innovation is inherently social because innovation is frequently the product of modifying others' output and because successful innovations are acquired by others (Rawlings and Legare, 2020); however, the notion of SI emphasizes meeting social goals rather than bringing profits for the innovators. The concept of innovation "is fundamental to social organizations such as schools" (Bogotch et al, 1995) (p. 6).…”

Section: Social Innovation and Sustainable Performancementioning

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Sustainable leadership in higher education institutions: social innovation as a mechanism

Iqbal

Piwowar‐Sulej

2021

IJSHE

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Purpose Considering the vital role of higher education institutions (HEIs) in accomplishing sustainable development goals, this study aims to examine how and when sustainable leadership (SL) influences sustainable performance by examining social innovation (SI) as a mediating mechanism and managerial discretion (MD) as a boundary condition based on upper echelon theory. Design/methodology/approach This study is cross-sectional in nature. The authors adopted a cluster-sampling approach to collect data from 500 employees of HEIs in Pakistan and China. The response rate for this study was 52.63%. As the proposed model is complex, the authors used structural equation modeling (SEM) to analyze the research hypothesis. Findings The empirical findings confirm the presence of SI as a competitive partial mediator between SL and sustainable performance. Nevertheless, the findings of this study do not suggest a higher positive effect of SL on SI in the presence of high MD. Research limitations/implications The study evaluated the role of SL and SI in fostering sustainable performance from the perspective of employees in HEIs in China and Pakistan. Before the empirical evidence can be generalized, there is a need to conduct similar studies in other parts of Asia and Western countries as well. Practical implications This study presents implications for higher education leaders and policymakers at the national level to foster the sustainable performance of their institutions. Social implications The current evidence reveals the effectiveness of SL in achieving the social goals of HEIs through SI. The recommendations presented in this study can have an impact on society, providing it with a sustainable future. Originality/value This study is the first of its kind to examine the mediating role of SI on the relationship between SL and sustainable performance. The present study also provides pioneering empirical evidence about the negative effects of MD in the context of HEIs.

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Section: Social Innovation and Sustainable Performancementioning

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Sustainable leadership in higher education institutions: social innovation as a mechanism

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Piwowar‐Sulej

2021

IJSHE

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“…Based on the relevant literature, the number and feasibility of various indicators are studied by referring to experts' opinions (Pérez-Fuentes et al, 2019 ; Pinheiro, 2020 ; Rawlings and Legare, 2020 ). The questionnaire is mainly composed of three parts, namely, the questionnaire for the working environment, the questionnaire for innovation behavior, and the questionnaire for business performance.…”

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The Influence of New Ventures' Work Environment and Innovation Behaviors on Corporate Performance

Xiang

Wang

2022

Front. Psychol.

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The purpose of the study is to improve the business performance of new ventures. The influence of working environment and innovation behavior on business performance based on personality psychology is studied. First, the relevant theories of new ventures are introduced, and then the structural equation model is displayed. Second, the conceptual model is constructed in response to the two influencing factors of new ventures. Finally, the influencing factors of new venture performance are extracted according to the conceptual model, and a questionnaire is designed. Statistical Product and Service Solutions software is used to analyze the questionnaire data. The results show that the proportion of new enterprise developers is from 8 to 16%, and the number of employees is <150 people. The establishment time of the surveyed enterprises is from 3 to 7 years, and the proportion of the enterprises whose establishment time is <3 years is 30.79%. Management means policies, exploratory innovation, and applicability innovation have different effects on the business performance of new ventures. Among them, the management means of managers have the greatest impact on business performance, accounting for 32.57%, followed by the applicability innovation behavior of employees, accounting for 29.47%; the exploratory innovation behavior of employees takes up 26.47%. The policy environment in the industry where the enterprise is located has the smallest impact on business performance. The results of the hypotheses show that exploratory innovation and applicability innovation do not influence each other; working environment and innovation behavior have a great influence on the performance of enterprises; the most influential factor is the management means of managers. This study provides a reference for new ventures to improve their performance based on the working environment and innovation behavior.

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“…As the task requirements diverge further away from the original, children display a lack of flexibility and strug gle to transfer their knowledge about the required tool shape to new materials (far transfer or large modification). This could be taken as evidence that innovation is a domain-specific rather than domain-general skill (Rawlings and Legare 2020). Additionally, this could be taken as further support for the role of expertise.…”

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“…Although innovations in technology are not completely absent in children (see Rawlings and Legare 2020 for examples of innovations by children during the COVID-19 pandemic), the advances seen in modern technology that spread widely across the globe are rarely the product of innovations produced by children. So why have developmental psychologists, including myself, become interested in the development of innovation?…”

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“…However, studies into children's innovation have predominantly used paradigms based on Ramsey, Bastian, and van Schaik's (2007) where innovation is defined as an individual, asocial process devoid of external social influences. The difficulty children demonstrate in these individual problemsolving tasks may mask their ability for more socially mediated innovations (Rawlings and Legare 2020). This chapter will discuss how tool-innovation would be better categorized as a socially embedded process, where socially acquired information affects the innovation of new tools and then these innovations are transmitted back to the social group.…”

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Sustainable leadership in higher education institutions: social innovation as a mechanism

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