Alliance Development Process for Social Innovation : A Literature Review on Social Innovation and Alliance Research

Many studies have pointed out the importance of alliances in achieving social innovation. However, who and how to form, execute and evaluate alliance relationships, have not been systematically organized. This study systematically organizes research trends and issues by focusing on previous research on social innovation alliances. Consequently, it was found that alliance manager plays a role of forming and executing social innovation at each stage as a bridge between inside and outside the company. Additionally, social innovation through alliances requires long-term efforts to understand new stories between internal and external stakeholders. This research found that it brings stability to alliance relationships.