Social innovation in a post-conflict setting: examining external factors affecting social service NGOs

Q2 Social Sciences

Development Studies Research Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI:10.1080/21665095.2021.1950020

A. Božić

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Abstract

ABSTRACT While the study of the influence of external environmental factors on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) is well explored in the international development literature, the importance of these factors on NGOs’ transformative roles in a post-conflict development setting remains less understood. Nevertheless, external environmental factors could have a crucial impact on NGOs in such a context, especially when NGOs want to integrate a socially innovative approach into the social services they provide. Using survey data of staff members of social service NGOs from post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina (N = 120) and applying resource dependence theory, this study identifies three environmental factors of great importance for NGOs when integrating a socially innovative approach: secured financing, the willingness of service users to participate in innovative services, and the sustainability of the implemented services. By contrast, policy and regulatory frameworks and public institutions’ openness are of moderate importance. Licensing and accreditation, service quality standards, and tax breaks are of even less importance. The results contribute to the understanding of the importance of external factors in the development of social innovations by the NGO sector from the perspective of the post-conflict context.

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冲突后环境下的社会创新:影响社会服务非政府组织的外部因素

虽然外部环境因素对非政府组织(ngo)影响的研究在国际发展文献中得到了很好的探讨，但这些因素对非政府组织在冲突后发展环境中的变革作用的重要性仍然知之甚少。然而，在这种情况下，外部环境因素可能对非政府组织产生至关重要的影响，特别是当非政府组织希望将社会创新方法纳入其提供的社会服务中时。本研究利用波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那冲突后社会服务非政府组织工作人员的调查数据(N = 120)，并运用资源依赖理论，确定了非政府组织在整合社会创新方法时非常重要的三个环境因素:有保障的融资、服务使用者参与创新服务的意愿和实施服务的可持续性。相比之下，政策和监管框架以及公共机构的开放性的重要性不高。执照和认证、服务质量标准和税收减免的重要性就更小了。研究结果有助于从冲突后环境的角度理解外部因素对非政府组织社会创新发展的重要性。

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Development Studies Research Social Sciences-Development

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3.20

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