Identifying the challenges influencing social innovation in the context of a social organization (Case study: Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation)

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1 PHD in Public Administration, University of Tehran(College of Farabi), Qom, Iran

2 Professor. Department of Public Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Farabi Campus, University of Tehran, Qom

3 Professor, Public Administration Group, University of Tehran(College of Farabi), Qom, Iran

Abstract

In recent years, social innovations have attracted the attention of researchers on the subject of creating social value and solving social challenges. Social organizations are one of the most important contexts for social innovation that recognizing their obstacles and challenges is essential for their effective presence in the field of social innovation. The main purpose of this study is to identify the challenges influencing social innovation in Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation as a social organization. Hence, the purpose of this research is development-applied and its research method is thematic analysis. The participants of this study are experienced experts in Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation, which has been done 16 semi-structured interviews by combining purposive sampling and snowball sampling methods. In data analysis, 166 basic themes and 24 organizing themes were extracted, and finally, eight comprehensive themes were identified. These comprehensive themes were: "economic, political, cultural, social, structural, legal, organizational and cognitive challenges influencing social innovation". The findings of the study can help to achieve the excellent goals of the Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation in empowering and self-reliance of the needy and expand the discourse of social innovation among the social organizations.

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  • Receive Date: 25 December 2020
  • Revise Date: 26 August 2021
  • Accept Date: 05 March 2022

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