Smart cities: A Case study and Delphi approach in understanding the role of Social Enterprise Business Models toward Integrated Public Transportation

Fassam, L., Bridgman, J. and Liravi, P. (2017) Smart cities: A Case study and Delphi approach in understanding the role of Social Enterprise Business Models toward Integrated Public Transportation. In: ITS World Congress. Online: European Commission.

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Abstract:	There is an increasing focus on integrated transportation networks being the change agent for ‘smart city’ strategies to deliver social impact. Prior research has identified growing needs to explore the roles of procurement and governance in delivering social impact through ‘smart city’ solutions (Fassam et al., 2016). Developing integrated transport solutions whether urban or rural requires horizontal governance arrangements that facilitate collaboration between private/public/third sector stakeholders (Fassam et al., 2016). However, there remains a scareceness of research exploring the creation of such governance structures and who within these ‘smart city’ schemes should lead these transformations. This research seeks to fill this gap by utilising the concept of the social enterprise and entrepreneur as an agent of change in building social capital networks (Dufays and Hubrechts, 2014), leading to the creation of governance systems that facilitate cross sectoral partnership formation. In doing so, it builds on prior research that explores collaboration in public/third sector partnerships and the role that social enterprise play in leading multi-stakeholder collaborations that minimise the cultural differences inherent in public/private/third sector partnerships (Fassam et al 2015; Hazenberg and Hall, 2016). This research paper takes a qualitative approach through a case study of an integrated transport model (UK) and leverages a Delphi study to explore the degree of fit between current business models and needs of varying stakeholders in formulating a theoretical representation of how social enterprise business models demonstrate a new way forward for integrated transformation travel.
Creators:	Fassam, Liam, Bridgman, Jacquie and Liravi, Pouria
Publisher:	European Commission
Northamptonshire and East Midlands:	Transport
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:	University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Centre > Institute for Logistics, Infrastructure, Supply, Travel and Transport Research Institutes > Institute of Logistics, Infrastructure, Supply & Transport
Date:	3 November 2017
Date Type:	Published Online
Title of Book:	ITS World Congress
Event Title:	ITS Montreal
Place of Publication:	Online
Event Location:	Montreal
Event Type:	Conference
Language:	English
Status:	Published / Disseminated
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/10069

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