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Social Innovation (si) is a concept characterized by its multiple definitions and characteristics, arising from an increase in the interest of researchers on the subject. This denotes that SI constitutes a field under construction that, according to various authors, requires studies carried out from different disciplines and approaches that rescue the diversities and realities involved in this issue. Precisely, Organizational Studies (eo) is a transdisciplinary field that studies the realities experienced in organizations and in organizational processes, based on various theoretical contributions and study currents. Given this, the objective of the work is to reflect on the theoretical contributions that the eo offer and why they may be relevant to deepen the study of SI. The main contribution of the work is that some specific contributions of the field are rescued: organizing or organized, power and strategic analysis, ambiguity and organized anarchies, new institutionalism, learning and knowledge in organizations, organizational change, and anthropology of organizations. From the explanation of each one, it is argued how they can contribute to the SI analysis. In the end, it is concluded that the topics discussed give rise to a future research agenda. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]