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- Title
Promoting social innovation amidst organizational complexity: Case study evidence from the German Red Cross.
- Authors
Burfeindt, René; Schubert, Peter
- Abstract
Social innovation is concerned with the creation and implementation of new solutions to social problems. Although research commonly frames social innovation as the domain of small, entrepreneurial organizations, an increasing number of large and well‐established nonprofit organizations have started actively launching their own innovation initiatives. Using a case study of social innovation ventures within the German Red Cross (GRC), this study identifies organizational hurdles and viable management strategies targeting the promotion of social innovation within particularly complex organizations. Based on our results, we develop a conceptual framework highlighting that promoting social innovation in established organizations requires simultaneous attention to multiple dimensions of leadership and governance. Our study thereby offers a blueprint for management strategies that can guide nonprofit leaders in their quest to promote social innovation from within their organization.
- Subjects
SOCIAL innovation; AMERICAN Red Cross; ORGANIZATIONAL change; COMPLEX organizations; SOCIAL problems; NONPROFIT organizations
- Publication
Nonprofit Management & Leadership, 2023, Vol 33, Issue 3, p465
- ISSN
1048-6682
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/nml.21541