A critical analysis of social innovation: A qualitative exploration of a religious organisation

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies

 
 
Field Value
 
Title A critical analysis of social innovation: A qualitative exploration of a religious organisation
 
Creator Antonites, Alex Schoeman, Wentzel J. van Deventer, Willem F.J.
 
Subject — Innovation capacity; Innovation capabilities; Social entrepreneurship; Social innovation; Social impact
Description New challenges are constantly emerging in the social sector in South Africa. Various social (non-profit) organisations are developing new and innovative ways to accommodate these challenges and to meet social needs. The aim of this research article is to measure the current social innovation capacity of the Dutch Reformed Church (DR Church), with reference to innovation capabilities, to determine at what level the church is meeting new social needs. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to collect data from six different congregations and a governing body in the Pretoria area, South Africa, was included. Twelve participants were interviewed between August and October 2017. The participants, consisting of ministers and board members, each held a management position. The social innovation capacity measurement of the DR Church showed that the organisation was successfully developing new ways to serve as a social agent in society. There are obstacles that prohibit the DR Church from developing new innovative ways to meet the social needs of its society, for example, entrepreneurial, developmental and leadership change capacities. Recommendations are made to maximise social innovation capacity of the managers (ministers and board members).
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
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Date 2019-05-23
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — Qualitative, survey
Format text/html application/epub+zip application/xml application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/hts.v75i4.5282
 
Source HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol 75, No 4 (2019); 12 pages 2072-8050 0259-9422
 
Language eng
 
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Coverage — — The inclusion criteria for an individual is that the person must be a board member of a DR Church in the Pretoria area. The board member must be over 18. Served as a board member for more than 3 years
Rights Copyright (c) 2019 Alex Antonites, W.J. Schoeman, Willem van Deventer https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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