Scaling Social Innovation: A Cross-Cultural Comparative Study of School-Based Mentoring Interventions.
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| Authors: | Bufali, Maria Vittoria1 (AUTHOR) mariavittoria.bufali@gmail.com, Calò, Francesca2 (AUTHOR), Morton, Alec1 (AUTHOR), Connelly, Graham3 (AUTHOR) |
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| Source: | Journal of Social Entrepreneurship. Mar2026, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p1-27. 27p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Social innovation, *Innovation adoption, *Coalitions, Mentoring in education, Cross-cultural studies, Research protocols, Structuration theory |
| Abstract: | Social innovation is increasingly recognised as a powerful vehicle to address unmet societal needs. Nonetheless, research into how contexts and agency interact to determine outcomes/risks of its scaling appears still limited. This study draws on structuration theory to fill some gaps. By comparing two school-based mentoring interventions, it first shows that comparable external catalysts can trigger diverging ambitions and paths to scale. Second, it finds that certain strategic/agentic choices (e.g. entrepreneurial, political, coalition-building skills; evaluation), combined with specific contextual features, help to achieve more rapidly a larger scale of expansion. Finally, it highlights which risks, in this field, more strongly relate to agentic and/or contextual factors, providing insights for research, policy and practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Database: | Entrepreneurial Studies Source |
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| Abstract: | Social innovation is increasingly recognised as a powerful vehicle to address unmet societal needs. Nonetheless, research into how contexts and agency interact to determine outcomes/risks of its scaling appears still limited. This study draws on structuration theory to fill some gaps. By comparing two school-based mentoring interventions, it first shows that comparable external catalysts can trigger diverging ambitions and paths to scale. Second, it finds that certain strategic/agentic choices (e.g. entrepreneurial, political, coalition-building skills; evaluation), combined with specific contextual features, help to achieve more rapidly a larger scale of expansion. Finally, it highlights which risks, in this field, more strongly relate to agentic and/or contextual factors, providing insights for research, policy and practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 19420676 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/19420676.2023.2213715 |
