Coop innovation framework: An artifact for innovation in Brazilian cooperatives

Purpose

The objective of this paper is to propose a framework on innovation management specific to cooperatives.

Theoretical framework

The Coop Innovation Framework was built, a synergistic system based on the culture of cooperation and cooperativism.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper used Design Science Research in a Brazilian cooperative to develop a framework.

Findings

Some points of the framework of commercial companies were removed and others specific to cooperatives introduced.

Research, practical & social implications

• 1.

  Theoretical implications: Begins the study of innovation in cooperatives, considering cooperativism as a theoretical basis, to consider the peculiarities of cooperatives in their form and organizational objective.

• 2.

  Practical Implications: The paper aims to provide the cooperative manager with a method of managing innovation in cooperatives, freeing them from using methods of market companies.

• 3.

  Social Implications: It can contribute to the perennity of the cooperative and thus contribute to the development of the region.

Originality/value

It contributes to the development of innovation management studies specifically in cooperatives.