Social intrapreneurship and social innovation: the case of an Ebola crisis in Africa
by Alfred Mbeteh; Massimiliano M. Pellegrini; Francesco Pelagallo; William Conteh
World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development (WREMSD), Vol. 16, No. 4, 2020

Abstract: Social innovation is a significant change that occurs in a society. This change is normally done via the creation of a new venture to solve social problems, i.e., social entrepreneurship. However, less is known about social innovations promoted within an existing organisational setting, i.e., social intrapreneurship especially within a developing country. The paper analyses the case of a social intrapreneur who developed an innovative idea during the 2014 Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone. Through the insights obtained, we were able to develop and elaborate on a five-staged model for social innovation and focused on two relevant aspects in social intrapreneurship: internal governance process and external legitimisation and support.

Online publication date: Wed, 30-Sep-2020

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