{"title":"Systematic Examination of Methods Supporting the Social Innovation Process","authors":"Mariann Veresne Somosi, Zoltan Nagy, Krisztina Varga","volume":174,"journal":"International Journal of Economics and Management Engineering","pagesStart":630,"pagesEnd":641,"ISSN":"1307-6892","URL":"https:\/\/publications.waset.org\/pdf\/10012102","abstract":"
Innovation is the key element of economic development and a key factor in social processes. Technical innovations can be identified as prerequisites and causes of social change and cannot be created without the renewal of society. The study of social innovation can be characterised as one of the significant research areas of our day. The study’s aim is to identify the process of social innovation, which can be defined by input, transformation, and output factors. This approach divides the social innovation process into three parts: situation analysis, implementation, follow-up. The methods associated with each stage of the process are illustrated by the chronological line of social innovation. In this study, we have sought to present methodologies that support long- and short-term decision-making that is easy to apply, have different complementary content, and are well visualised for different user groups. When applying the methods, the reference objects are different: county, district, settlement, specific organisation. The solution proposed by the study supports the development of a methodological combination adapted to different situations. Having reviewed metric and conceptualisation issues, we wanted to develop a methodological combination along with a change management logic suitable for structured support to the generation of social innovation in the case of a locality or a specific organisation. In addition to a theoretical summary, in the second part of the study, we want to give a non-exhaustive picture of the two counties located in the north-eastern part of Hungary through specific analyses and case descriptions.<\/p>\r\n","references":"[1]\tKocziszky Gy. \u2013 Veresn\u00e9 Somosi, M. \u2013 Balaton, K. \u201eT\u00e1rsadalmi innov\u00e1ci\u00f3 m\u00e9r\u00e9s\u00e9nek saj\u00e1toss\u00e1gai (Peculiarities of Measuring Social Innovation)\u201d, In: \u201cBalance and Challenges\u201d IX. 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