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Social Value Creation And Social Innovation By Human Service Professionals: Evidence From Missouri, Usa, Monica Nandan, Archana Singh, Gokul Mandayam
Social Value Creation And Social Innovation By Human Service Professionals: Evidence From Missouri, Usa, Monica Nandan, Archana Singh, Gokul Mandayam
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Owing to the contextual challenges, human service professionals (HSP) are creating social value (SV) for diverse vulnerable population groups through social innovation. This qualitative exploratory study investigates the nature of SV created by 14 HSPs, representing a diverse range of human service organizations (HSOs), and examines ‘why’ and ‘how’ they innovate. In addition, the study examines HSPs’ current understanding and practices related to social entrepreneurship (SE). The study findings highlight that increased accountability and new funding opportunities challenged HSPs to innovate. HSPs created SV by addressing new unmet needs, developing new collaborations, and employing alternative marketing strategies, thereby ensuring the …