Organising ‘social innovation’
New study from the Centre for Social Innovation at Cambridge Judge calls for three sub-categories of social innovation – social entrepreneurship, social intrapreneurship, and social extrapreneurship – to create a new research framework. "Social innovation" is a very broad term.…
Dealing with stigma in social enterprise
Study by Professor Paul Tracey of Cambridge Judge about how organisations can positively handle "stigma" is cited in the Stanford Social Innovation Review. A study co-authored by Professor Paul Tracey of Cambridge Judge about how organisations can achieve positive outcomes…
‘Standing up for organisational principles’ in the face of stigma
'Stigma' if handled properly can bring positive outcomes for organisations by reinforcing identity and purpose, finds new academic study co-authored at Cambridge Judge Business School. "Stigma" is a word commonly associated with ostracism, shunning or shame, a connotation that most…
Cambridge Business Magazine: Standing up for organisational principles in the face of stigma
A study co-authored by Paul Tracey, Professor of Innovation & Organisation at Cambridge Judge Business School, finds that stigmatism, if handled properly by an organisation, can bring unexpected positive outcomes. The study investigates how a social enterprise supporting Eastern European…
The Conversation: Uber lessons from Thomas Cook?
The Victorian story of the Thomas Cook travel agency holds parallels for modern-day disruptive companies such as Uber, writes Christian Hampel, a PhD student at Cambridge Judge Business School. “Like Cook, Uber could try to be more collaborative, too; to…
Why social innovation must go beyond the social sector
The world is facing a series of "wicked problems" – climate change, poverty alleviation, income inequality and persistent societal conflicts. And with the search on for new ways to combat them, social innovation – the process of developing and implementing…
Cambridge Business Magazine: The ‘narrative’ of family business succession
How family businesses are managing the succession from one generation to the next? Research co-authored by Paul Tracey, Professor of Innovation & Organisation at Cambridge Judge Business School, finds that successors in family firms often cast legitimacy on their appointment…
The real corporate tax scandal
Western governments have finally begun to pay close attention to tax avoidance by multinational corporations in rich countries. But where, Cambridge Judge Business School's Professor Paul Tracey asks, does that leave poor countries, where the effect is arguably much more…
Wired: Yay or nay, Scottish businesses ‘need to innovate’
One way for Scotland to kick-start its innovation campaign and build a better business base is to become ‘more attractive to multinational companies abroad’. In order to do that, however, Scotland must first work on fostering the right environment for…
Cambridge News: Scottish referendum: Cambridge University professor Paul Tracey says Scotland lacks entrepreneurs to drive economy
The country has a long history of innovation and a proud tradition of making and building things – it was at the forefront of science, engineering and commerce during the Industrial Revolution after all – but in recent years, Scotland’s…