Innovating not-for-profit social ventures: Exploring the microfoundations of internal and external absorptive capacity routines

Dominic Chalmers, Eva Balan-Vnuk · 2012 · International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship

Summary. Not-for-profit organizations pursuing social innovation develop distinctive capabilities by combining internal and external absorptive capacity routines. Analysis of 14 case studies from Australia and the UK shows these organizations mediate social innovation by configuring routines that blend user knowledge with technological knowledge flows. The study reveals how social ventures build and sustain the organizational capabilities needed to innovate effectively.

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Chalmers, D., & Balan-Vnuk, E.. (2012). Innovating not-for-profit social ventures: Exploring the microfoundations of internal and external absorptive capacity routines. International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242612465630

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DOI: 10.1177/0266242612465630
Countries: Australia, United Kingdom
Regions: Oceania, Europe
Categories: innovation-theory, entrepreneurship, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28