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Organizational pathways for social innovation and societal impacts in disability nonprofits
Citation
Taylor, R and Torugsa, N and Arundel, A, Organizational pathways for social innovation and societal impacts in disability nonprofits, VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Non-Profit Organizations pp. 1-18. ISSN 0957-8765 (2019) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2019 International Society for Third-Sector Research
DOI: doi:10.1007/s11266-019-00113-8
Abstract
Using data from a sample of 301 Australian disability nonprofit organizations (NPOs), this study applies configurational thinking to identify combinations of organizational capabilities that lead to Nonprofit Social Innovation (NSI)—a new service or process that promotes social inclusion of people with disabilities—and examines whether NSI is a sufficient condition for high societal impacts to be achieved. The conceptualization and components of the NSI framework were developed in our previous research through a two-month researcher-in-residency at disability NPOs. In this study, we employ fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis to identify several "recipes" of capabilities (varying by organizational size and geographical location) for NSI development. The analyses find that high societal impacts from NSI occur when organizations adopt diverse perspectives, and embrace either person-focused approaches or operate in a risk-tolerant environment. These findings provide valuable linkages to managerial practice in nonprofits and advance emerging theoretical understandings of social innovation.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | capabilities, disability nonprofits, qualitative comparative analysis, social innovation, societal impact |
Research Division: | Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services |
Research Group: | Strategy, management and organisational behaviour |
Research Field: | Innovation management |
Objective Division: | Economic Framework |
Objective Group: | Management and productivity |
Objective Field: | Management and productivity not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Torugsa, N (Dr Ann Torugsa) |
UTAS Author: | Arundel, A (Professor Anthony Arundel) |
ID Code: | 132019 |
Year Published: | 2019 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 4 |
Deposited By: | TSBE |
Deposited On: | 2019-04-16 |
Last Modified: | 2020-02-26 |
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