期刊名称：Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research
电子版ISSN：1920-9355
出版年度：2021
卷号：12
期号：2
DOI：10.29173/cjnser.2021v12n2a434
语种：English
出版社：Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing
摘要：Since 2015, Canadian practitioners and funders have been adapting research and development (R&D) principles and practices to the context of social purpose organizations (SPOs) to increase the trans-sectoral capacity to generate social innovations. As a result, Social R&D is rapidly gaining popularity among a diversified array of organizations. This article distills the findings of a mix-methods exploratory study and offers a typology of four different Social R&D conceptualizations and practices. An analysis of the literature and of the empirical findings indicates a general lack of shared understanding about what Social R&D entails as a concept or a process. Further precision of meaning is needed to judge of Social R&D’s specific value or to responsibly support its implementation through policy.
