Research Portal for Lien Centre for Social Innovation
The Lien Centre for Social Innovation is a collaboration between the Lien Foundation and Singapore Management University (SMU). Under the collaboration, the Lien Foundation will donate $6 million, given over a five-year period, to fund the establishment of the Centre, which is set to springboard Singapore's leadership in the arena of social innovation. The Centre marries the research capability of the Singapore Management University (SMU), the energy and vigour of its students in social innovative projects and activities in the non-profit arena.
The Centre’s focus areas are in the following: Rethinking CSR, Unmet Social Needs, New Social Models. Research and new ways of thinking are constantly sought in these under the umbrella of Social Innovation.
Articles from Knowledge@SMU
- Social Innovation
- Rethinking Corporate Social Responsibility
- Business Ethics
- Social Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprises
- Venture Philanthropy and Socially Responsible Investing
Social Innovation

Click on this link to see a list of books, ebooks and AV items in the subject area of social innovation.
We subscribe to a few e-journals dedicated to Social Innovation, including Innovation in Social Sciences Research, Innovation: The European Journal of Social Sciences and Stanford Social Innovation Review.
When researching Social Innovation, the best databases to use are the multidisciplinary ones such as Proquest, Business Source Premier , and ABI Inform Complete, among others.
On the Web numerous great resources on social innovation are available, including
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RETHINKING CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

In corporate social responsibility we have various titles, including books, e-books and AV materials.
Scholarly and peer reviewed articles on CSR are available on a variety of databases and ejournals. Here is a short list of ejournals dedicated to corporate social responsibility
When researching corporate social responsibility, the best databases to use are the multidisciplinary ones such as Proquest, Business Source Premier , and ABI Inform Complete , among others.
On the Web numerous great resources on social innovation are available, including
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BUSINESS ETHICS

Books, eBooks, and AV materials in the subject area of Business Ethics .
We subscribe to some ejournals in the area of Business Ethics including Business Ethics: A European Review, Journal of Business Ethics Education and Journal of Business Ethics JBE.
When researching Business Ethics, the best databases to use are the multidisciplinary ones such as Proquest , Business Source Premier, and ABI Inform Complete, among others.
On the Web, some good sources for information on Business Ethics include
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SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES

We provide access to the following Books, eBooks and AV materials in the area of social entrepreneurship, and to the following materials on the topic of social enterprises.
When researching Social Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprises, the best databases to use are the multidisciplinary ones such as Proquest, Business Source Premier, Springer and ABI Inform Complete, among others.
Use the Articles search option in SMU PYXIS, our digital Library, to look for articles across multiple databases at the same time.
On the Web, some good sources for information on Social Entrepreneurship include:
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VENTURE PHILANTHROPY AND SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTING

The library has some print materials on socially responsible investing.
When researching Venture Philanthropy and Socially Responsible Investing, the best databases to use are the multidisciplinary ones such as Proquest, Business Source Premier ,Springer and ABI Inform Complete, among others.
Use the Articles search option in SMU PYXIS, our digital Library, to look for articles across multiple databases at the same time.
On the Web, some good sources for information on Social Entrepreneurship include:
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LIBRARY DATABASES
Databases in the subject area of social sciences
Databases in the subject area of sociology
Databases with articles specific to Asia
The library provides access close to 150 ejournals in the area of Social Work. For Non Profits and Voluntary Organizations, we have a few ejournals, including International Journal for Non Profit and Voluntary Sector Marketing, Non Profit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly and Voluntas.


