Sustainability management, strategy and reform in local government

Zeemering, Eric S.

doi:10.1080/14719037.2017.1293148

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“…From Elkington's work, it is noticeable how the ecological, economic, and social dimensions (planet, profit, and people) are interrelated and influence each other. In this respect, sustainable development aims at reconciling economic, social, and environmental efforts through the elaboration of more comprehensive long-term strategies and societies' wider involvement in decision making (Meadowcroft 2013;Rickards et al 2014;Zeemering 2018).…”

Section: The Relevance Of Sustainability To Stakeholder Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

A Leap from Negative to Positive Bond. A Step towards Project Sustainability

Maddaloni

Derakhshan

2019

Administrative Sciences

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Departing from the normative formulation of stakeholder theory and building upon the current body of knowledge, this study aims to advance understandings on the benefits and challenges towards a more holistic approach to stakeholder management at the local level of major public infrastructure and construction projects (MPIC). Major construction projects, project managers, and the local community stakeholder are deemed to operate within a 'negative bond'. This interaction is elucidated through the attribution theory lens, which shape the conceptual framework of the study. This paper illustrates that a broader inclusiveness of stakeholder views into managerial decisions can initiate to break this negative bond and shift it towards positive relationships. An organization's conscious approach towards transparent communication with the local community stakeholder might help to shape a long-term perspective for better project benefits realization either at the national, regional, or local level. By 'exceeding stakeholders needs and expectations', project managers and local communities can better collaborate in order to achieve sustainable development over time.process that includes the needs and expectations of a broader range of project stakeholders, and that leads towards more sustainable construction projects. Notably, project managers are faced with increasing budget constraints, and thus the design, evaluation and selection of such highly costly projects has become particularly critical in turbulent economic conditions (Matti et al. 2017). Therefore, there is urgency for project managers to shape the most beneficial project for the real needs of the society, reducing public opposition and increasing benefit realization.Projects as a vehicle for change play a crucial role in the sustainable development of organization and society, and recent debates have encouraged research in integrating broader societal objectives (sustainable developments) within projects (process and final goals) (Huemann and Silvius 2017). However, although it is widely recognized that minimizing benefit shortfalls and enhancing positive inputs is achievable through better stakeholder management procedures (e.g., Bourne and Walker 2005;Cleland and Ireland 2007;Olander 2007), academic thinking on MPIC projects seldom aligns project objectives with those of the local community (Choudhury 2014; Di Maddaloni and Davis 2018). Managers and academics alike have done little to achieve a human-centered vision for cities that enhances quality of life and produces prosperous neighborhoods that are sustainable over time. This has often created tensions and opposition at the local level of MPIC projects.By looking specifically at the local community level and at the interconnections within which the project-based organization and local community interact, the literature discuss the negative impact that the local community can exert on project results (Aaltonen and Sivonen 2009;Olander and Landin 2005) and, consequently, MPIC projects (van den Ende and Marr...

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Section: The Relevance Of Sustainability To Stakeholder Theorymentioning

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A Leap from Negative to Positive Bond. A Step towards Project Sustainability

Maddaloni

Derakhshan

2019

Administrative Sciences

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“…Environmental sustainability, local competitiveness and citizens' capacity on energy related issues are essential for a regions development and its people's prosperity as the energy sector is closely connected with climate change and environmental problems. As discussions about sustainability in local authorities evolve public authorities seem to lack clear framework that might contribute to policy achievement [20,21]. Even so and even in an area that economic crisis has been harsh this empirical study shows that a local authority, a municipality, can combine every available resource, project or program and with determination, consistency and continuity to enhance its competitiveness and in the same time to succeed environmental sustainability and energy awareness throughout its boundaries.…”

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Environmental Sustainability and Regional Competitiveness: Innovative Steps by a Local Public Authority towards Energy Saving

Yfanti¹,

Sakkas²,

Vailakis³

et al. 2019

JEPE

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Public local authorities are among the key players not only for assisting a nation to achieve its strategic energy goals but also for raising awareness towards relevant topics among its citizens. Yet, there has been little research on their role in this policy agenda. This paper aims to fill this gap by highlighting the significance of a local authority's outcomes, in the environmental sustainability sphere, by its participation in various projects and EU programs. The reference years are 2014 to 2019 and the focus area is energy savings in public buildings and raising awareness on energy issues and sustainable development. This article's aim is to outline the derived add value towards regional competitiveness and environmental sustainability from each action. Hersonisos Municipality's holistic approach aims to reduce its overall energy balance and to point out that local authorities can become both a beckon of sustainability and a regional development pillar.

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“…Despite many previous studies which investigated the effects of the three key dimensions (personal norms, awareness of consequences, and ascription of responsibility) of the NAM on pro-environmental behaviors, there is still limited research [9,10] conducted to examine specifically the pro-environmental behaviors of public servants serving at different levels (i.e., central vs. local) of the government, which is the key focus of this study.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, since the government structure in Taiwan was streamlined in 1998, there are often gaps in the implementation of policies between the central and local governments (i.e., county and city governments) due to a lack of consensus among the different administrative levels. Despite the efforts to improve this, in recent years there is an increasingly significant problem relating to the environmental value-action gap between public servants at various administrative levels [8][9][10][11]. This can be attributed to the recruitment of public servants being conducted by the central government in the form of a unified examination, where successful personnel are assigned to local administrative agencies based on their examination grades.…”

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Using the Norm Activation Model to Predict the Pro-Environmental Behaviors of Public Servants at the Central and Local Governments in Taiwan

Fang

Chiang

et al. 2019

Sustainability

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An understanding of the environmental value-action gap between public servants at the central and local governments is essential for the effective implementation of environmental policies, which is limited in the extant literature. This study has adopted the norm activation model to explore the pro-environmental behaviors of public servants at the central and local governments in Taiwan. A total of 7567 valid questionnaires were collected, and significant differences were evident between public servants at the central (n = 3400) and local (n = 4167) governments in personal norms, awareness of consequences, ascription of responsibility, and pro-environmental behaviors. Findings revealed that personal norms were the key factors predicting pro-environmental behaviors of public servants at both the central and local governments. Results also indicated that the awareness of consequences by public servants at the central government had a direct effect on their pro-environmental behaviors, which in turn had a significant effect on their ascription of responsibility. In contrast, awareness of consequences by public servants at the local government had no significant direct effect on their pro-environmental behaviors and had only a weak positive effect on their ascription of responsibility.

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Sustainability management, strategy and reform in local government

Cited by 79 publications

References 93 publications

A Leap from Negative to Positive Bond. A Step towards Project Sustainability

A Leap from Negative to Positive Bond. A Step towards Project Sustainability

Environmental Sustainability and Regional Competitiveness: Innovative Steps by a Local Public Authority towards Energy Saving

Using the Norm Activation Model to Predict the Pro-Environmental Behaviors of Public Servants at the Central and Local Governments in Taiwan

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