The organisational capacity for social innovation: an experiential exploration in re-ordering institutional practices

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dc.contributor.advisorBonicci, Francoisen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorNilsson, Warrenen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorPetousis, Francois Georgeen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-23T07:41:12Z
dc.date.available2017-01-23T07:41:12Z
dc.date.issued2016en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis study is an exploratory attempt to develop theoretical insights into the organisational capacity for social innovation, utilising a qualitative inquiry into the internal and external practices of a socially focussed organisation. By appreciating the lived experiences of engaging in these practices, the research looks to surface elements that contribute to the social sensitivity required to engage the complexity of social systems. Based in the social constructivism of Berger & Luckman (1966), and the associated institutional theory, seeing the structures which "enable and constrain agents" (Cajaiba-santana, 2014), the research contributes to the fields of collaborative experiential surfacing (W. Nilsson & Paddock, 2013) and resilience within social innovation (Westley, 2013). Through an autoethnographic data collection process, the findings of this study come to witness the different elements of how experiential practises can bring to an organisation a deep connection to social nuances, and challenge traditional structures of authority. The emerging nature of the social innovations developed and the dialogical relationships that support this, are found to be key elements in the context of this study.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationPetousis, F. G. (2016). <i>The organisational capacity for social innovation: an experiential exploration in re-ordering institutional practices</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Research of GSB. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22876en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationPetousis, Francois George. <i>"The organisational capacity for social innovation: an experiential exploration in re-ordering institutional practices."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Research of GSB, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22876en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPetousis, F. 2016. The organisational capacity for social innovation: an experiential exploration in re-ordering institutional practices. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Petousis, Francois George AB - This study is an exploratory attempt to develop theoretical insights into the organisational capacity for social innovation, utilising a qualitative inquiry into the internal and external practices of a socially focussed organisation. By appreciating the lived experiences of engaging in these practices, the research looks to surface elements that contribute to the social sensitivity required to engage the complexity of social systems. Based in the social constructivism of Berger & Luckman (1966), and the associated institutional theory, seeing the structures which "enable and constrain agents" (Cajaiba-santana, 2014), the research contributes to the fields of collaborative experiential surfacing (W. Nilsson & Paddock, 2013) and resilience within social innovation (Westley, 2013). Through an autoethnographic data collection process, the findings of this study come to witness the different elements of how experiential practises can bring to an organisation a deep connection to social nuances, and challenge traditional structures of authority. The emerging nature of the social innovations developed and the dialogical relationships that support this, are found to be key elements in the context of this study. DA - 2016 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2016 T1 - The organisational capacity for social innovation: an experiential exploration in re-ordering institutional practices TI - The organisational capacity for social innovation: an experiential exploration in re-ordering institutional practices UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22876 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationPetousis FG. The organisational capacity for social innovation: an experiential exploration in re-ordering institutional practices. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Research of GSB, 2016 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22876en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentResearch of GSBen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherInclusive Innovationen_ZA
dc.titleThe organisational capacity for social innovation: an experiential exploration in re-ordering institutional practicesen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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