Contribution to Social Innovation Theory and Practice: Lessons from a Portuguese Association

Authors

  • Naldeir dos Santos Vieira Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri / Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
  • Allan Claudius Queiroz Barbosa Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
  • Cristina Parente Universidade do Porto
  • Daniel Paulino Teixeira Lopes Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais / Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21118/apgs.v0i0.5242

Keywords:

Social innovation, Nonprofit organizations, Associative movement.

Abstract

This study aims to analyze how the actions of a non-profit association from Portugal have impacted on development and promotion of social innovations. The literature review discusses origins, concepts and processes of this type of innovation, including criteria for evaluation of its results. The analyses were based on triangulation of semi-structured interviews, direct observation and documentary research data. Results show that, despite not being the focus of the association, actions towards the community quality of life enabled the development of processes and products regarded as social innovations. The main obstacles were financial dependence on state and local subsidies, ingrained habits and customs of the local population, and low levels of active participation from those involved in proposing innovative ideas. However, the association succeeded by relying on creativity, inspiration, engagement and support from its main leaders and on the alignment and support of its human resources in the implementation of strategy.

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Author Biographies

Naldeir dos Santos Vieira, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri / Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Doutorando em Administração pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG. Mestre em Administração pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE. Barcharel em Administração de Cooperativas pela Universidade Federal de Viçosa - UFV. Professor Adjunto da Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (Departamento de Administração e Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração Publica - PPGAP)

Allan Claudius Queiroz Barbosa, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Professor Titular do Centro de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Cepead-UFMG). Doutor em Administração pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP).

Cristina Parente, Universidade do Porto


Professora Auxiliar com Agregação do Departamento de Sociologia da Universidade do Porto (UP). Doutora em Sociologia pela Universidade do Porto (UP).

Daniel Paulino Teixeira Lopes, Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais / Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Doutorando e Mestre em Administração pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Professor do Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais

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Vieira, N. dos S., Barbosa, A. C. Q., Parente, C., & Lopes, D. P. T. (2018). Contribution to Social Innovation Theory and Practice: Lessons from a Portuguese Association. Administração Pública E Gestão Social, 12–21. https://doi.org/10.21118/apgs.v0i0.5242

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