This is the introduction to the special issue of World Review of
Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development (WREMSD)
dedicated to workplace innovation and social innovation related to work and
organisation. As technological and business model innovations alone are not
sufficient to enhance opportunities for businesses and employment, awareness
is rising that better use should be made of human talents and new ways of
organising and managing. In order to make working environments more
receptive for innovation, and to enable people in organisations to take up an
entrepreneurial role as intrapreneurs, a shift towards workplace innovation can
be observed. Workplace innovation is complementary to technological and
business model innovation, and a necessary ingredient for successful renewal,
in that it addresses a type of management that seeks collaboration with
employees through dialogue and employee engagement.