The Pattern of the Formation of Social Innovationin the Jihad-e-Sazandegui

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1 Ph.D. candidate of technology management, Allameh Tabatabaei University

2 Corresponding Author, associate professor of industrial management at Allameh Tabatabaei University

3 Associate professor at Malek Ashtar University

4 Assistant professor of industrial management at Allameh Tabatabaei University

Abstract

Researcher of innovation studies believe that it no longer contains only economic structure or technical process; rather, it can be considered as a social phenomenon. Jihad-e-Sazandegui is a novel emerging institution of the Islamic Revolution that has been able to present social services progressively meeting some of the needs of society during its lifetime in an innovative way, compared to existing mechanisms, by the help of people and organizing them. In this regard, Jihad-e-Sazandegui can be considered as an innovative social institution. Hence, the researchers are aimed at conducting a thematic analysis strategy through the analysis of more than 30 purposive interviews and related documents as well as the researchers conducted with regard to this institution, to identify the model of the formation of social innovation in Jihad-e-Sazandegui. Due to the impossibility of interviewing all the managers and related specialists in Jihad, this study was conducted using a non-probabilistic and snowball sampling method. According to the results, this model contains a process which began with "creating stimulus of urgency" and continued with the "initial formation based on the Jihad intentions and the new Islamic education" based on "Jihad-e-Sazandegui", and developed and consolidated in an environment and culture of "Jihadi performance", and ultimately led to "public mobilization” and restoration of help culture" by the people to meet the needs of the community.

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  • Receive Date: 27 May 2018
  • Revise Date: 23 July 2019
  • Accept Date: 06 September 2018

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