Innovation

Introduction

Innovation in itself is a broad concept utilised in different disciplines and across multiple levels. The frequency of the utilisation of the term as well as its implication for economic, social and environmental purposes has caused confusion in what innovation means at present (Hall and Williams 2008). Even though the focus of this study is in particular on social innovation it is of importance to clarify the meaning of innovation in general for the purpose of this research and to provide a general understanding of the field.

A typical challenge in providing a concise overview of the literature is the identification of the core publications since there is no consensus on it across disciplines (Cooper 1998; Adams et al. 2006; Hall and Williams 2008; Hjalager 2010; Shafique 2013). The publications discussed here are chosen due to representing seminal ideas and their number of citations.

Innovation

Formele omschrijving

Critical discussion of the literature on innovation. Extracted from the chapter on social innovation of the unpublished PhD from Kim Boes. Fields: Business, technology, tourism

Schema: ZHDSM scheme, Context: ZHDSM context