Purpose This paper aims to show that the implementation of carbon accounting systems is problematic because it contributes to the commodification of nature, leading individuals to “forget about nature.” Design/methodology/approach The authors use the concept of reification to explore the subjective dimension of the commodification process. They construct an analytical framework that helps to explain how and why nature may ultimately be “forgotten” by individuals during the commodification process. The example of France is used to illustrate this argument. Findings The paper presents and discusses three mechanisms (the objectivation of nature, economic reasoning and individuals’ environmental consciousness) that form the basis for the rationale and modus operandi of carbon accounting systems. By comparing these mechanisms with the concept of reification, it highlights three criticisms that could be put to advocates of these systems. Practical implications This analysis shows that discussions of carbon accounting systems should focus more on their philosophical principles rather than merely examining the technical problems posed by their implementation. Social implications This research provides some answers to explain the inefficiency of policies implemented within the framework of global climate governance. Originality/value This study helps to put carbon accounting research into perspective. It goes further than existing work on the commodification of nature by describing the subjective dimension of individuals who are led to disconnect their arguments and practices from their primary and emotional relationship with nature.
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Les transformations publiques au prisme des réformes comptables et financières L'encadrement des pôles de compétitivité par l'État : entre stratégie émergente et injonctions étatiques The State supervision of French competitiveness clusters: between emergent strategy and State injunctions
Electronic referenceRégis Martineau, « Passer des procédures aux processus : l'appropriation du management par la qualité dans un hôpital », Politiques et management public [En ligne], Vol 29/2 | 2012, mis en ligne le 10 octobre 2014, consulté le 01 mai 2019. RésuméLes procédures de certification et d'accréditation des établissements de santé français ont débuté il y a maintenant plus de dix ans. Sans constituer de réels échecs, elles rencontrent toutefois quelques difficultés, certaines pratiques et certains outils ne parvenant pas à s'imposer. Cet article présente les résultats d'une recherche, menée au sein d'un Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, visant à identifier les raisons de ces difficultés. Il apparaît que dans cet établissement ce ne sont pas des problèmes d'adaptation ou d'adhésion à la démarche qui soient les plus prégnants, mais plutôt la persistance de schèmes familiers faisant obstacle aux approches transversales et processuelles portées par le management par la qualité. AbstractFrom procedures to processes: quality management appropriation within a hospital. Quality certification and accreditation has been a challenge for French healthcare organizations for over a decade. Without constituting real failures, they meet however some difficulties, certain practices or tools having difficulties in being established. This article presents the results of a research, conducted within a regional university hospital, to identify the reasons for these difficulties. It seems that it is not staff adaptation or adhesion to the approach that are the most problematic, but rather the obstinacy of familiar schemas putting obstacles to the transverse approaches demanded by quality management.
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