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Despite the substantial knowledge accumulated over the last years about social innovation, this concept is still under construction. If, on the one hand, reflections and discussions enable maturity on the subject, on the other hand, it is also its practice that may allow a deeper consolidation. In order to solve social challenges and to achieve an effective transformation of the society, social innovation has varied strategies, according to specific problems and social, economic, political, historical and cultural contexts. Therefore, there are no generic best-practice models, as social innovation cannot be replicated, but transversal aspects may be taken into consideration, respecting the territory and the community involved, to design and implement concrete actions for change. Recognising the relevance of social innovation, this chapter addresses the topic from theoretical and practical perspectives, presenting several characteristics that frame the debate, as well as examples of social innovation strategies, incentives and supports in the European Union and its member-states. Emphasis is given to Portugal Social Innovation, which is a recent and exploratory initiative to induce social innovation using the European structural and investment funds, as well as the Fourth sector, which is referred to from the social innovation discussion and European context perspectives.
Kemilly Bianca de Mello; Hugo Emanuel Dos Reis Sales Da Cruz Pinto; Wilson José Alves Pedro. Social Innovation in Theory and Practice: European Policies, Strategies and Experiences. Industry 4.0 2021, 119 -140.
AMA StyleKemilly Bianca de Mello, Hugo Emanuel Dos Reis Sales Da Cruz Pinto, Wilson José Alves Pedro. Social Innovation in Theory and Practice: European Policies, Strategies and Experiences. Industry 4.0. 2021; ():119-140.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKemilly Bianca de Mello; Hugo Emanuel Dos Reis Sales Da Cruz Pinto; Wilson José Alves Pedro. 2021. "Social Innovation in Theory and Practice: European Policies, Strategies and Experiences." Industry 4.0 , no. : 119-140.
The state is facing turbulent times. Financial and economic turmoil, growing inequalities, disinvestment in public and social services, and political disenchantment are but a few problems that contemporary society is facing, while traditional policies are failing to deliver the desired results. Social innovation is a possible approach to deal with emergent social needs. Research and policy experimentation on social innovation increased in the last decade, but many questions remain open. One key interrogation regards the relation of social innovation with the state. How can the state, considering the multi-level interactions that necessarily exist between different stakeholders, promote these practices? Using the case of Portugal, and the recent implementation of a pioneer public programmed dedicated to social innovation—Portugal Social Innovation—, this article contributes to the understanding of the role the state in the promotion of social innovation and the challenges, tensions, and difficulties experienced by those involved in the sector, whether as practitioners of social innovation or as heads of public institutions responsible for assisting in the development and implementation of social innovations. The article presents data gathered from a focus group involving the representatives from key third sector associations and officials responsible for public institutions that support the implementation of social innovation at the relevant levels of government (national, regional, local). Results show opportunities and tensions between the third sector and the different levels of the state, and a difficulty to adapt the processes and practices of public administration to the dynamic and creative nature of social innovation.
Hugo Pinto; Carla Nogueira; J. André Guerreiro; Fábio Sampaio. Social Innovation and the Role of the State: Learning from the Portuguese Experience on Multi-Level Interactions. World 2021, 2, 62 -80.
AMA StyleHugo Pinto, Carla Nogueira, J. André Guerreiro, Fábio Sampaio. Social Innovation and the Role of the State: Learning from the Portuguese Experience on Multi-Level Interactions. World. 2021; 2 (1):62-80.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHugo Pinto; Carla Nogueira; J. André Guerreiro; Fábio Sampaio. 2021. "Social Innovation and the Role of the State: Learning from the Portuguese Experience on Multi-Level Interactions." World 2, no. 1: 62-80.
Research on a topic as intricate as climate change and adaptation can be seen as a complex ecosystem combining thousands of projects by a large set of actors. This article studies the EU Seventh Framework Program funded projects to understand how research has been funded and managed in Europe to develop a specific knowledge ecosystem around climate change and adaptation. The theoretical background offers an overview of the topics of climate change and knowledge ecosystems. The research projects database was used to construct and make sense of a complex ecosystem. A synthetic description of the technical work conducted and the results obtained are presented. The data is analyzed using social network analysis to provide evidence of structural characteristics of the networks, the relevance of different sub‐domains in climate change and adaptation research, and the emergence of entrepreneurial ecosystems through knowledge.
Chiara Carrozza; Ana Rita Cruz; Carla Nogueira; Hugo Pinto; Elvira Uyarra. European knowledge and entrepreneurial ecosystems: Networks within climate change and adaptation research. Thunderbird International Business Review 2020, 62, 579 -591.
AMA StyleChiara Carrozza, Ana Rita Cruz, Carla Nogueira, Hugo Pinto, Elvira Uyarra. European knowledge and entrepreneurial ecosystems: Networks within climate change and adaptation research. Thunderbird International Business Review. 2020; 62 (5):579-591.
Chicago/Turabian StyleChiara Carrozza; Ana Rita Cruz; Carla Nogueira; Hugo Pinto; Elvira Uyarra. 2020. "European knowledge and entrepreneurial ecosystems: Networks within climate change and adaptation research." Thunderbird International Business Review 62, no. 5: 579-591.
The last decade witnessed a global economic crisis with unbalancing effects in national and regional economies. Despite the importance of territorial capabilities to face adversity, the “territory” seems to be fading away from public policy. That was clear with the implementation of austerity measures that stimulated centralization of financial resources but also with the relevance given to innovation as the main purpose of development, particularly in European Union with the smart specialization rationale. The current issue of Regional Science – Policy and Practice is devoted to a selection of papers presented at the International Conference on Local Development (Faro, Portugal, 2017). This conference was part of the 4th Edition of the Award on Territorial Development, a distinction that intends to call attention on the opportunities of endogenous and bottom‐up initiatives for territorial development.
Hugo Pinto; Gioacchino Garofoli; José Reis. Territorial obstinacy. Regional Science Policy & Practice 2019, 11, 879 -883.
AMA StyleHugo Pinto, Gioacchino Garofoli, José Reis. Territorial obstinacy. Regional Science Policy & Practice. 2019; 11 (6):879-883.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHugo Pinto; Gioacchino Garofoli; José Reis. 2019. "Territorial obstinacy." Regional Science Policy & Practice 11, no. 6: 879-883.
Las regiones europeas presentan diversos retos sociales y económicos. Para superar estos desafíos es necesario que cada región identifique dominios prioritarios sobre los que concretar las dinámicas de innovación y sus ventajas competitivas, en pos del desarrollo y la resiliencia regional. Las dinámicas innovadoras de una región dependen de los actores existentes y de su conectividad, por lo que la resiliencia de un determinado sistema de innovación puede ser analizada a través del estudio de las redes de innovación. Este artículo estudia el caso de Algarve, una región periférica en el sur de Portugal, por medio del Análisis de Redes Sociales. Los resultados identifican grupos temáticos de prioridades para la especialización inteligente y potencialidades para la mejora del sistema. Sugieren, además, que las políticas públicas deben hacer esfuerzos para estimular la cooperación para la innovación, evitando la concentración excesiva de recursos y el protagonismo de actores específicos.
Hugo Pinto; Carla Nogueira; J. Andrés Domínguez-Gómez. Sistemas de innovación y resiliencia regional: un análisis de redes. Revista Española de Sociología 2019, 28, 35 -52.
AMA StyleHugo Pinto, Carla Nogueira, J. Andrés Domínguez-Gómez. Sistemas de innovación y resiliencia regional: un análisis de redes. Revista Española de Sociología. 2019; 28 (3):35-52.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHugo Pinto; Carla Nogueira; J. Andrés Domínguez-Gómez. 2019. "Sistemas de innovación y resiliencia regional: un análisis de redes." Revista Española de Sociología 28, no. 3: 35-52.
This study presents a diagnostic analysis of the concept of the Eurocity. It aims to compare the initial intentions of the concept with its actual results from the perspective of a sustainable local development approach, particularly assessing the attention given to local governance and its potential for boosting this development paradigm. To this end, a range of internal documents and press reports of the Guadiana Eurocity were analyzed, and 15 in-depth interviews and one focus group were conducted with the main stakeholders involved in implementing local development policy in order to uncover the cognitive structure of their collective discourse and the potentials and expectations of the Eurocity. The results showed that the Guadiana Eurocity seemed to be the cross-border and European integration entity with the most legitimacy among these municipalities for carrying out sustainable local development strategies. Its structure and closeness to residents’ daily lives, however, were not sufficient guarantees of its success.
Teresa González Gómez; J. Andrés Domínguez-Gómez; Hugo Pinto. Eurocity: From Political Construction to Local Demand… Or Vice-Versa? Sustainability 2019, 11, 6217 .
AMA StyleTeresa González Gómez, J. Andrés Domínguez-Gómez, Hugo Pinto. Eurocity: From Political Construction to Local Demand… Or Vice-Versa? Sustainability. 2019; 11 (22):6217.
Chicago/Turabian StyleTeresa González Gómez; J. Andrés Domínguez-Gómez; Hugo Pinto. 2019. "Eurocity: From Political Construction to Local Demand… Or Vice-Versa?" Sustainability 11, no. 22: 6217.
There is an interest in understanding the effect of economic crises such as the one that hit the financial markets in the late 2000s, on the innovation performance of countries and regions. This article introduces the concept of ‘resilience of innovation’ to illustrate how the economic slowdown affects firms’ behaviour in terms of their ability to maintain and develop innovative activities and deploy product and process innovation. Using Portugal as a case study – an EU member‐state that was heavily affected by the economic downturn ‐ this article explores the data collected from four waves of the Community Innovation Survey from 2006 to 2012. It presents two‐stage limited dependent variable models to understand the changing impacts of structural factors, innovative activities and strategies in terms of exploration and exploitation of knowledge on the development of product and process innovation. We find knowledge exploration to be particularly important for product innovation, while exploitation is a strong determinant for process innovation. Size, market knowledge sources and public funding for innovation are positively associated with both types of innovation in the peak of the crisis. This reiterates the importance of innovation support efforts to mitigate the effects of economic shocks and boost recovery.
Hugo Pinto; Tiago Santos Pereira; Elvira Uyarra. Innovation in firms, resilience and the economic downturn: Insights from CIS data in Portugal. Regional Science Policy & Practice 2019, 11, 951 -967.
AMA StyleHugo Pinto, Tiago Santos Pereira, Elvira Uyarra. Innovation in firms, resilience and the economic downturn: Insights from CIS data in Portugal. Regional Science Policy & Practice. 2019; 11 (6):951-967.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHugo Pinto; Tiago Santos Pereira; Elvira Uyarra. 2019. "Innovation in firms, resilience and the economic downturn: Insights from CIS data in Portugal." Regional Science Policy & Practice 11, no. 6: 951-967.
As estratégias de especialização inteligente (RIS3) têm-se assumido como um novo paradigma de políticas regionais de inovação na União Europeia. Suas características diferenciadoras operam numa dupla dialética entre um processo planeado top-down e na participação profunda bottom-up dos atores para definir prioridades de investimento por meio de processos de descoberta empreendedora. Este artigo parte da experiência recente de adaptação dos princípios RIS3 ao Brasil, no estado de Pernambuco. São analisados dois setores – confecções e atividades no cruzamento das tecnologias de informação com o setor automotivo (automotivo-TI) – para testar a metodologia RIS3, identificar necessidades e utilização de serviços de inovação e gerar potenciais “atividades transformadoras” para o desenvolvimento dos referidos setores. O artigo mobiliza informação de um questionário e de sessões participativas, para evidenciar semelhanças e diferenças entre ambos os setores e identificar pistas para ideias-parcerias para a promoção da dinâmica inovadora neste estado brasileiro.
Hugo Pinto; Raphael D'emery; Carla Nogueira; Manuel Laranja. Especialização inteligente e a descoberta empreendedora em Pernambuco. Revista Brasileira de Inovação 2019, 18, 299 -330.
AMA StyleHugo Pinto, Raphael D'emery, Carla Nogueira, Manuel Laranja. Especialização inteligente e a descoberta empreendedora em Pernambuco. Revista Brasileira de Inovação. 2019; 18 (2):299-330.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHugo Pinto; Raphael D'emery; Carla Nogueira; Manuel Laranja. 2019. "Especialização inteligente e a descoberta empreendedora em Pernambuco." Revista Brasileira de Inovação 18, no. 2: 299-330.
Regions around the world suffered asymmetric effects with the global economic crisis of the last decade. European regions were not different, and a myriad of impacts with varied magnitudes was felt. This article, inspired by the literature of varieties of capitalism (VoC), presents statistical and econometric evidence about the differences of regional resilience, measured by the variation of economic product, unemployment and R&D across regions in European Union during the economic downturn. An exploratory approach analyses the socio‐economic resilience between different member states, and VoC ideal‐types (liberal market economies, the continental capitalism, the social‐democrat economies, the Mediterranean capitalism, and the Eastern economies). The study presents a typology of resilience clusters in European regions. There were found six types of profiles concerning resilience: great performers, fast growth, intermediate position, R&D reduction, regions in divergence, and Mediterranean regions in big trouble. The study identifies key aspects for resilience, providing policy implications for regional economic policies. The comparison of the resilience clusters and the original VoC categorization has implications for this branch of literature as it does not completely address the variety of regional answers to the shocks.
Hugo Pinto; Adrian Healy; Ana Rita Cruz. Varieties of capitalism and resilience clusters: An exploratory approach to European regions. Regional Science Policy & Practice 2019, 11, 913 -933.
AMA StyleHugo Pinto, Adrian Healy, Ana Rita Cruz. Varieties of capitalism and resilience clusters: An exploratory approach to European regions. Regional Science Policy & Practice. 2019; 11 (6):913-933.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHugo Pinto; Adrian Healy; Ana Rita Cruz. 2019. "Varieties of capitalism and resilience clusters: An exploratory approach to European regions." Regional Science Policy & Practice 11, no. 6: 913-933.
Carla Nogueira; Hugo Pinto; João Filipe Marques. Innovative and transition potential of intentional sustainable communities: Towards an exploratory conceptual model. CIDADES, Comunidades e Territórios 2019, 1 .
AMA StyleCarla Nogueira, Hugo Pinto, João Filipe Marques. Innovative and transition potential of intentional sustainable communities: Towards an exploratory conceptual model. CIDADES, Comunidades e Territórios. 2019; (39):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarla Nogueira; Hugo Pinto; João Filipe Marques. 2019. "Innovative and transition potential of intentional sustainable communities: Towards an exploratory conceptual model." CIDADES, Comunidades e Territórios , no. 39: 1.
The implementation of a research and innovation strategy anchored in the principles of ‘smart specialisation’ can be an important catalyst for regional development. Even in regions that are less technology intensive and with a gap in terms of socio-economic development, the potential of selectivity with the introduction of ‘entrepreneurial discovery’ mechanisms is essential for designing successful policies and actions. The ‘entrepreneurial discovery’—the finding of a new sector or activity emerging from existing localized capacities and market demands—is not an original idea, in practice it has always happened in any structural change process and most of the time in a spontaneous way. The novelty of ‘smart specialisation’ strategies is the formal and explicit character that the ‘entrepreneurial discovery process’ assumes. This chapter discusses different approaches to the process of ‘entrepreneurial discovery’, paying special attention to participatory models.
Hugo Pinto; Carla Nogueira; Chiara Carrozza; Raphael D’Emery. Smart Specialisation and the Entrepreneurial Discovery: A New Approach to Design Structural Change. Industry 4.0 2018, 55 -75.
AMA StyleHugo Pinto, Carla Nogueira, Chiara Carrozza, Raphael D’Emery. Smart Specialisation and the Entrepreneurial Discovery: A New Approach to Design Structural Change. Industry 4.0. 2018; ():55-75.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHugo Pinto; Carla Nogueira; Chiara Carrozza; Raphael D’Emery. 2018. "Smart Specialisation and the Entrepreneurial Discovery: A New Approach to Design Structural Change." Industry 4.0 , no. : 55-75.
This chapter explores the multifaceted roles that universities play in peripheral regions using the case of the Portuguese region of the Algarve. The Algarve is a peripheral region with a relatively unbalanced economy heavily reliant on services and particularly the tourist sector. Regional innovation strategies in the Algarve, and particularly the most recent strategy for smart specialisation, have stressed the need to diversify the regional economy. In this context the university of the Algarve is seen as potentially playing a key role in supporting innovation processes, economic restructuring and connecting the region to the knowledge economy. The university has had an active role in the recent wave of innovation policies around Research and Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialisation (RIS3). This chapter reflects upon the tensions and challenges faced in this process, more specifically between the pursuit of traditional missions/global excellence and contributing to upgrading the local business knowledge base. The chapter identifies some of these challenges and discusses potential resolutions and ways forward for the region.
Hugo Pinto; Elvira Uyarra; Manuel Fernández-Esquinas. University roles in a peripheral Southern European region. Universities and Regional Economic Development 2018, 41 -57.
AMA StyleHugo Pinto, Elvira Uyarra, Manuel Fernández-Esquinas. University roles in a peripheral Southern European region. Universities and Regional Economic Development. 2018; ():41-57.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHugo Pinto; Elvira Uyarra; Manuel Fernández-Esquinas. 2018. "University roles in a peripheral Southern European region." Universities and Regional Economic Development , no. : 41-57.
Innovation is related to economic cycles. Often seen as a procyclical phenomenon, many innovation actors try and succeed in maintaining (and even increasing) their innovation efforts to gain competitive advantage during the crises. In this chapter, departing from the recent developments in regional studies, which understand resilience as an evolutionary capacity of socio-economic systems, we suggest the notion of ‘resilience of innovation’ as the capacity of an innovation process to maintain its function at different levels of operation. Drawing upon the results from a survey on knowledge provision and needs of maritime cluster innovative actors in the European Atlantic Area, our analysis focuses on the evolution of innovation and knowledge services. We provide parametric and non-parametric evidence of the differences in the provision and utilisation of these services and provide econometric evidence of the main factors that influence the resilience of innovation at the organizational level.
Hugo Pinto; Elvira Uyarra; Mercedes Bleda; Carla Nogueira; Helena Almeida. Economic Crisis, Turbulence and the Resilience of Innovation: Insights from the Atlantic Maritime Cluster. Regional Research Frontiers - Vol. 2 2018, 61 -80.
AMA StyleHugo Pinto, Elvira Uyarra, Mercedes Bleda, Carla Nogueira, Helena Almeida. Economic Crisis, Turbulence and the Resilience of Innovation: Insights from the Atlantic Maritime Cluster. Regional Research Frontiers - Vol. 2. 2018; ():61-80.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHugo Pinto; Elvira Uyarra; Mercedes Bleda; Carla Nogueira; Helena Almeida. 2018. "Economic Crisis, Turbulence and the Resilience of Innovation: Insights from the Atlantic Maritime Cluster." Regional Research Frontiers - Vol. 2 , no. : 61-80.
The recent economic turbulence was characterized by recessionary dynamics, differentiated problems in specific territories and changes in science, technology and innovation. In this context, the chapter debates the notion of resilience as an adaptive capacity that allows overcoming negative effects of internal and external shocks, and creating growth trajectories in different socio-economic systems. The chapter gives emphasis to the need to delimit the system to be analysed and suggests that a “regional innovation system” is a good candidate to analyse in the study of science, technology and innovation resilience. The text also suggests that the analysis of systemic failures is crucial for a deeper understanding of internal fragilities. The chapter concludes with implications for the resilience of innovation.
Hugo Pinto; Tiago Santos Pereira. The resilience of innovation systems under economic turbulence. Resilience, Crisis and Innovation Dynamics 2018, 47 -67.
AMA StyleHugo Pinto, Tiago Santos Pereira. The resilience of innovation systems under economic turbulence. Resilience, Crisis and Innovation Dynamics. 2018; ():47-67.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHugo Pinto; Tiago Santos Pereira. 2018. "The resilience of innovation systems under economic turbulence." Resilience, Crisis and Innovation Dynamics , no. : 47-67.
The innovative dynamics of a region largely depends on existing actors and their connectivity, so the resilience of a particular innovation system can be analysed through the study innovation networks. Starting from the Algarve’s case study, this analysis uses methods of social network structural analysis to map actors and centralities regarding cooperation and innovation in regional development. The chapter uses data collected through web content mining, starting from the list of organizations that have benefited from public support to innovation. The mapping of the innovation network in the Algarve is compared to theoretical models of resilient networks with the statistical indicators of hierarchy and homophily. The results facilitate the identification of gatekeepers, clusters of activities and constraints and potentialities to the enhancement of the regional entrepreneurial, innovative and sustainable (EIS) ecosystem. This approach has high potential for replication in other regions. The chapter concludes with policy implications for the EIS ecosystem’s resilience and dynamics.
Hugo Pinto; Carla Nogueira. Mapping an Entrepreneurial, Innovative and Sustainable Ecosystem Using Social Network Analysis: An Exploratory Approach of Publicly Funded Innovative Project Data. Applying Quality of Life Research 2018, 237 -254.
AMA StyleHugo Pinto, Carla Nogueira. Mapping an Entrepreneurial, Innovative and Sustainable Ecosystem Using Social Network Analysis: An Exploratory Approach of Publicly Funded Innovative Project Data. Applying Quality of Life Research. 2018; ():237-254.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHugo Pinto; Carla Nogueira. 2018. "Mapping an Entrepreneurial, Innovative and Sustainable Ecosystem Using Social Network Analysis: An Exploratory Approach of Publicly Funded Innovative Project Data." Applying Quality of Life Research , no. : 237-254.
Recent research has found evidence of a variety of business profiles regarding innovation during the economic downturn. Several studies reported that firms were reducing or abandoning innovation activities and dropping related expenses while other authors have found that some firms are exploring the economic turbulence as an opportunity for creative destruction and to gain competitive advantage. This article explores the data collected from the last waves of CIS (Community Innovation Survey) in Portugal (2006-2008-2010-2012) to understand the changes in the determinants of the development of innovation activities, product and process innovation, before, during and in the peak of the crisis. The empirical study presents limited dependent variable models to analyse the relevance of structural factors, absorptive capacity and strategic variables in the different periods. The article concludes with implications for the behaviour of firms and innovation resilience.
Hugo Pinto; Tiago Santos Pereira; Elvira Uyarra. Innovation and the economic downturn: Insights from Portuguese firms. 2018, 1 .
AMA StyleHugo Pinto, Tiago Santos Pereira, Elvira Uyarra. Innovation and the economic downturn: Insights from Portuguese firms. . 2018; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHugo Pinto; Tiago Santos Pereira; Elvira Uyarra. 2018. "Innovation and the economic downturn: Insights from Portuguese firms." , no. : 1.
Manuel Fernández-Esquinas; Madelon Van Oostrom; Hugo Pinto. Key issues on innovation, culture and institutions: implications for SMEs and micro firms. European Planning Studies 2017, 25, 1897 -1907.
AMA StyleManuel Fernández-Esquinas, Madelon Van Oostrom, Hugo Pinto. Key issues on innovation, culture and institutions: implications for SMEs and micro firms. European Planning Studies. 2017; 25 (11):1897-1907.
Chicago/Turabian StyleManuel Fernández-Esquinas; Madelon Van Oostrom; Hugo Pinto. 2017. "Key issues on innovation, culture and institutions: implications for SMEs and micro firms." European Planning Studies 25, no. 11: 1897-1907.
Universities are central actors in scientific knowledge production. Public policies are emphasising knowledge transfer through a set of supporting mechanisms to promote innovation. One of these mechanisms is the establishment of innovation intermediaries. This article departs from an extended case study of an academic knowledge transfer office to highlight the institutional change in the Portuguese Triple Helix space, through the process of standardisation, the consolidation of specific professions and vocabularies, and the formalisation of boundary objects. This article departs from the actor-network theory as a research framework to illustrate tensions and contradictions in the institutionalisation of knowledge transfer. Social network analysis is used to map the evolution of the network and different centralities of actors, human and non-human, evidencing the relative importance of knowledge transfer channels. The institutionalisation of knowledge transfer is a continuous, unfinished, and precarious process that deserves attention from policy-makers.
Hugo Pinto. Connecting the Triple Helix space: actor-network creation and institutionalisation of knowledge transfer offices. Triple Helix Journal 2017, 4, 2 .
AMA StyleHugo Pinto. Connecting the Triple Helix space: actor-network creation and institutionalisation of knowledge transfer offices. Triple Helix Journal. 2017; 4 (1):2.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHugo Pinto. 2017. "Connecting the Triple Helix space: actor-network creation and institutionalisation of knowledge transfer offices." Triple Helix Journal 4, no. 1: 2.
Regional and organizational cultures are commonly considered key enablers to innovation dynamics in organizations, in particular to small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Although this intersection is a crucial topic of research, studies addressing this issue remain limited in number and scope in the case of SMEs. In this article, a systematic literature review of that intersection is presented by gathering articles from ISI-WoS and Scopus databases. It combines a qualitative approach (content analysis) and a statistical procedure (HOMALS) to analyse the information from 1947 articles found. As a result, the contribution is twofold: a map of the intellectual structure of research and a codebook of descriptors. The study helps identify relevant gaps for future research, specifically the need for mixed approaches from a variety of social sciences with a particular focus on regional science. Future research should shift from a static to a dynamic perspective of culture in groups, organizations and territories. In the case of SMEs, this can be labelled as transformational culture: the study of how organizational and regional cultures may co-evolve along with the changes in the environment by seizing on the SMEs’ flexibility and flattened organizational structure.
Miguel Gonzalez-Loureiro; Maria José Sousa; Hugo Pinto. Culture and innovation in SMEs: the intellectual structure of research for further inquiry. European Planning Studies 2017, 25, 1908 -1931.
AMA StyleMiguel Gonzalez-Loureiro, Maria José Sousa, Hugo Pinto. Culture and innovation in SMEs: the intellectual structure of research for further inquiry. European Planning Studies. 2017; 25 (11):1908-1931.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMiguel Gonzalez-Loureiro; Maria José Sousa; Hugo Pinto. 2017. "Culture and innovation in SMEs: the intellectual structure of research for further inquiry." European Planning Studies 25, no. 11: 1908-1931.
Social innovation is a concept that has been widely used, both in academic and political discourse, and implies the development and implementation of new ideas to meet explicit or latent social needs using shared and co-produced knowledge. It is a phenomenon whose analysis has increased considerably in the last decade but, nevertheless, some conceptual overlaps and fragmentations still persist. This is a cross-cutting trend in innovation studies. This highlight the need to develop a more multilevel approach to innovation. Smart specialisation strategies are an example of this type of multilevel approach and require the identification of strategic domains that anchor the economic and social development of the regions. This development must also meet the specific needs of each territory. This article starts from the analysis of five Atlantic regions to understand how the social innovation dimension is present in the strategies of smart specialization. The results suggest that while there is an effort to integrate social innovation as a strategic priority, innovation trends are still largely based on the development of high technology.
Carla Nogueira; Hugo Pinto; Fábio Sampaio. Social innovation and Smart Specialisation: Challenges and Opportunities for Atlantic Regions. European Public & Social Innovation Review 2017, 2, 42 -56.
AMA StyleCarla Nogueira, Hugo Pinto, Fábio Sampaio. Social innovation and Smart Specialisation: Challenges and Opportunities for Atlantic Regions. European Public & Social Innovation Review. 2017; 2 (2):42-56.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarla Nogueira; Hugo Pinto; Fábio Sampaio. 2017. "Social innovation and Smart Specialisation: Challenges and Opportunities for Atlantic Regions." European Public & Social Innovation Review 2, no. 2: 42-56.