نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 دکتری مدیریت دولتی، پردیس فارابی دانشگاه تهران، قم، ایران
2 استاد گروه مدیریت دولتی و امور عمومی، پردیس فارابی دانشگاه تهران، قم، ایران
3 گروه مدیریت دولتی و امور عمومی، پردیس فارابی دانشگاه تهران، قم، ایران
4 دکتری جامعه شناسی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد علوم و تحقیقات تهران، تهران، ایران
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Abstract
Social innovation as a new paradigm in the field of innovation creates social value, promotes greater welfare and develops capacities and capabilities and solves social challenges and social organizations are one of the most effective actors in creating social innovation. The main purpose of this study is to present the model of creating social innovation and its antecedents and consequences in the Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation as an innovative social organization. The present research is developmental-applied in term of purpose and its strategy is classical grounded theory. In this research, by snowball sampling method, 16 semi-structured interviews with experienced and expert individuals in the plans and processes of Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation were conducted. Data analysis was performed in the form of open coding, selective coding and theoretical coding with about 150 primary codes in qualitative data analysis software, Atlas.ti 8. Finally, the model of creating social innovation in Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation was identified with three major categories such as environmental facilitators of social innovation, creation of social innovation and social development and with the focus on the category of social innovation creation.
Introduction
The concept of social innovation is a new paradigm that has emerged in the field of innovation and although it has attracted the attention of many researchers, but its conceptualization has not yet reached maturity and theorizing continues in this field. Due to the importance of this concept in solving social problems and issues, valuable research (Mobini & Keshtkar, 2015, 2016; keshtkar, 2017, 2018; Keshtkar & Dehghan, 2018; Sadabadi, Pourezzat, Ghaneeirad, Mokhtarzadeh, & Elyasi., 2016; Roohollahi, Tabatabaeiyan, Manteghi, & Bamdad Sufi., 2018; keshtkar & Pourmazaheri, 2019; Chitsazian & Sadeghikia, 2019; Jandaghi, Zareimatin, Tahmasebi, & afrouznia., 2020; Sadabadi & Rahimi, 2020; Sadabadi, Aramipour, & Fartash., 2021)has been done in Iran, which requires more attention from interested researchers in this field. The Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation as a social organization that has carried out innovative and valuable activities in the field of deprivation relief and poverty alleviation, according to the definitions from Social innovation of Mulgan (2006: 146) and Phills, Deiglmeier and Miller (39: 2008) can be considered an innovative social organization. Therefore, in this research, on the one hand, using the innovative experiences of Imam Khomeini Relief foundation, a model is presented for creating social innovation and its antecedents and consequences in a social organization, and on the other hand, according to the research model, Suggestions provided for promoting social innovation in the Imam Khomeini Relief foundation.
Theoretical framework
Research on social innovation has grown over the past forty years, but studies of social innovation have not matured, and the understanding of social innovation is ambiguous and its conceptualization continues (Voorberg, Bekkers, Tummer, 2015, p. 1333; CajaibaSantana, 2014, p. 45; Pol & Ville, 2009, p.878).
In this study, social innovation refers to innovative activities and services that are motivated to respond to a social need and are disseminated through organizations whose primary goals are social (Mulgan, 2006, p. 146) or a new solution to a social problem that is more effective and efficient than existing solutions, and the value created belongs primarily to society as a whole, rather than to specific individuals. Social innovation can either emerge as a product, a production process, or a technology, and it can be a source, an idea, a rule of law, a social movement, or a social intervention, or a combination of these (Phills et al., 2008, p. 39 ).
Methodology
The present study is developmental-applied in terms of purpose and research strategy is classic Grounded Theory (Glaser& Strauss, 1967). In this study, has been done 16 semi-structured interviews with experts on the Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation's plans and processes by the method of snowball sampling, along with related documents were reviewed. Data analysis was performed with more than 150 initial codes in "Atlas.ti 8" software.
Discussion and Results
The main category in the research model is the creation of social innovation that can be emerged with two factors: unmet needs and the presence of social innovators with special characteristics. Creating social innovation by social organizations such as the Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation in society can help improve the quality of life, increase social security, promote social justice and gain public trust and increase social capital, and ultimately lead to the promotion of social development. On the one hand, social development strengthens the environmental facilitators of social innovation, and on the other hand, the environmental facilitators of social innovation provide the grounds for the emergence of social innovation in society and social organizations. Because human needs never end and new needs and challenges constantly arise in the evolution of needs, and consequently, social development is also promoted and never reaches its end, the cycle of creating social innovation is a dynamic process and is always ongoing.
Conclusion
Social organization is one of the most important social actors for creating social innovation that can play an effective role in solving social challenges. In this research, the model of creating social innovation and its precedents and consequences were presented in the Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation as an innovative social organization and Based on the classic grounded theory, three major categories of research model were identified, which are the creation of social innovation, environmental facilitators of social innovation and social development.
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