INNOVATION AND THE ROLE OF INNOVATION IN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

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  • Zanda Poruka Rēzeknes Tehnoloģiju akadēmija (LV)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17770/iss2020.6694

Keywords:

innovation, social innovation, social entrepreneurship

Abstract

With the impact of globalization, many different social challenges are emerging that require new methods and tools. Through the use of various innovations through social entrepreneurship, progress is being made in solving these problems. Social enterprises operate in areas such as job integration, the creative industries, the provision of social services, training and integration into society. The aim of the article is to study social innovations in social entrepreneurship in order to draw conclusions and provide an overview of examples of social innovations in Latvia. Novelty is social innovation in social entrepreneurship.

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2020-05-18

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Economics and Management