Social innovation indicators |
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| Authors: | Alfonso Unceta Javier García Fronti |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Sinnergiak Social Innovation – University of the Basque Country, Centro Carlos Santamaria, Plaza Elhuyar N°2, of. B5, 20018 San Sebastian, Basque Country , Spain;2. Quantitative Methods Applied to Economics and Management (CMA) Research Centre, University of Buenos Aires, Av. Córdoba 2122, C1120AAQ Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Abstract: | This article provides the results of the Regional Social Innovation Index (RESINDEX), a conceptual and empirical model that explores indicators of social innovation at organizational and regional level. The RESINDEX model links absorptive capacity of knowledge and social innovation in four types of key regional agents: profit and non-profit organizations, universities, and technological centres. The pilot application of the RESINDEX model held in the Basque Country (Spain) during the year 2013. Within the framework of this study 282 regional organizations were surveyed. The article contributes to the conceptual and empirical discussion on indicators in social innovation. |
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| Keywords: | social innovation indicators absorptive capacity Basque Country RESINDEX |
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