Socio-Entrepreneurial Networks in Frugal Innovation: a Comparison of Female and Male Social Entrepreneurs in an Emerging Market

这项研究的目的是分析不同性别之间的节约型创新生态系统。在该项目的第一阶段(MRES)，将系统地审查关于节俭创新和社会创业的二级文献，从广泛的企业中挑选6至8个案例。通过探索性的案例分析，将得出相同数量的女性和男性案例。在第二阶段(PhD)，将从全球社会福利研究所的校友中抽取来自南亚的60-80名男女参与者的有目的的样本。深度访谈，面对面或在线，将安排与创始人或关键决策者。此外，还将纳入各种证据来源(例如，各组织的记录和公共档案)进行三角测量。语篇材料将通过主题性内容分析进行检验。通过社会网络分析，将绘制出行为者及其互动关系，以确定生态系统中哪些行为者和机构至关重要，男女网络不同。该项目的预计时间为四年，其中包括在孟加拉国、巴基斯坦和印度三个国家进行的为期六周的实地考察。通过开发一个理论模型来捕捉生态系统在节约型创新过程中的作用，这项研究有望提供重要的学术和实践意义。

The objective of the research is to analyze frugalinnovation ecosystems across the gender divide. In the firstphase of the project (MRes), secondary literature on frugalinnovation and social entrepreneurship will be systemicallyreviewed to select six to eight cases from a wide range ofenterprises. An equal number of cases for females andmales will be drawn with an exploratory case studyanalysis. In the second phase (PhD), a purposive sample of60-80 female and male participants from South Asia will bedrawn from the Global Social Benefit Institute's alumni. Indepthinterviews, face-to-face or online, will be arrangedwith the founders or key decision-makers. In addition,varied sources of evidence (e.g., organizations' records andpublic archives) will be incorporated for triangulation. Thetextual materials will be examined with thematic contentanalysis. Through social network analysis, the actors andtheir interactions will be mapped out to ascertain whichactors and institutions in the ecosystem are crucial, and iffemale and male networks differ. The estimated time ofthe project is four years, including six-week fieldwork inthree countries: Bangladesh, Pakistan and India. Bydeveloping a theoretical model that captures the role ofecosystems in frugal innovation processes, the studyexpects to offer significant academic and practicalimplications.