Abstract Inspired by recent calls for a transformation of management scholarship, we conduct a scoping review of empirical studies during 1998–2015 on the phenomenon of social innovation within organizations. Social innovations are novel solutions that address social problems and create value for society as a whole. We make several problem-based observations and suggest how the social innovation phenomenon can be empirically grounded and contextualized to make future research intellectually relevant and meaningful for practice. We propose that the way forward lies in using abduction as a logic of discovery, adopting complexity theorizing, and using set-theoretic analytical methods to reflect multiple realities. The application of these three methods will help link theory and research methods with practice, thereby improving the ability of research to tackle managerial and societal issues and hence strengthening management scholarship.

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变革的管理奖学金和探索组织中社会创新的途径

摘要受近期要求改变管理奖学金的鼓舞，我们对1998-2015年间组织内部社会创新现象的实证研究进行了范围界定。社会创新是解决社会问题并为整个社会创造价值的新颖解决方案。我们提出了几个基于问题的观察结果，并提出了如何以经验为基础并根据背景进行社会创新现象的研究，以使未来的研究在智力上具有现实意义并对实践有意义。我们提出前进的方向在于使用绑架作为发现的逻辑，采用复杂性理论化以及使用集合论分析方法来反映多种现实。这三种方法的应用将有助于将理论和研究方法与实践联系起来，