No / In this article, the ability of partnerships to generate goods that enhance the quality-of-life of socially and economically deprived urban communities is explored. Drawing on Rawl¿s study on social justice [Rawls, J.: 1971, A Theory of Justice (Harvard University Press, Cambridge)] and Sen¿s capabilities approach [Sen, A.: 1992, Inequality Re-Examined (Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA); 1999, Development as Freedom (Oxford University Press, Oxford); 2009, The Idea of Justice (Ellen Lane, London)], we undertake an ethical evaluation of the effectiveness of different approaches to partnership activity in city neighbourhood regeneration. We focus, in particular, on their impact on the social regeneration of disadvantaged communities. Governance of cross-sector partnerships, built upon negotiated values and strong community voice, may result in a greater sense of procedural justice, as well as improvements to orderliness in local neighbourhoods. However, distributive justice, the accumulation of, and access to, goods that enable greater participation in society, remains largely elusive within neighbourhood partnership activity. We conclude that social provision that deals fairly with the causes of disadvantage by enhancing the capabilities of local communities and increasing social capital is likely to be a more effective and sustainable approach for partnerships, despite being a longer-term and more costly endeavour.

Recent years have brought the private and non-profit sectors closer together in terms of cross-sectional collaborations. As businesses have become more involved in communities, initiatives such as employee volunteering (EV)—where employees are encouraged to volunteer by their employers—are becoming more popular and are receiving more scholarly attention. However, the question still remains as to whether the main reasons behind cooperation are related to strategy: does interaction and communication in EV mirror a more ideal- or strategic approach? As EV programmes (EVPs) bring together actors with different world-views and perspectives, much can be learned from studying their interaction. The present study examined the nature of communication in EV and whether this communication reflects a strategic (based on self-interest) or ideal (corresponding to Habermas’s ideal speech situation and stakeholder dialogue) approach. In addition, the study looked at factors that, according to participants, facilitate improved communication and understanding in EV. The findings indicate that communication in EVPs largely reflected the strategic approach. However, the ideal approach is still apparent in some situations and can successfully be used given the right conditions--for example, in situations of long-term collaboration with increased experience when participants invest time, resources and motivation in building relationships. Time and honesty was also important factors. However, a range of barriers made collaboration more difficult. Pursuit of strategic short-term solutions and shortage of resources and time may hinder important dialogue and understanding.

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No. of bitstreams: 1 Paulo Paganini - tese final.pdf: 1592149 bytes, checksum: 88690612f632b26a42ea2103bd1efd1f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-03-14 / Esta tese apresenta a investigação de uma parceria social intersetorial que busca a erradicação do trabalho escravo no Brasil. Para isto, foi realizada pesquisa de campo de dezoito meses em uma organização que visa compilar atores dos setores estatal, privado e terceiro setor, e mobilizar principalmente o setor privado para promoção do trabalho decente e erradicação do trabalho escravo. Esta pesquisa adotou a perspectiva indutiva, na qual o trabalho de campo foi iniciado anteriormente à escolha teórica desta tese, seguindo de modo recursivo no qual o primeiro alimentou o segundo e vice-versa, de modo cíclico e contínuo. Também em termos metodológicos, a forma qualitativa de se fazer pesquisa foi norteadora desta tese, guiando tanto o trabalho de campo quanto o trabalho de análise do corpus e discussão do caso e, por isso, foram realizadas entrevistas em profundidade, observação dos sujeitos em interação, e uso de documentos. Por sua vez, o procedimento de tratamento do corpus se deu tomando por base os procedimentos indicados pela teoria fundamentada nos dados e, portanto, por meio de codificações e categorizações a partir do trabalho de campo. Assim, foram construídos cinco grandes temas – episódios, arenas de relações e contra-arena, boundary spanners e conveners, capacidades e poder, e paradoxos. Estes grandes temas foram discutidos sob o olhar da abordagem teórica da CSSP (cross-sector social partnership), cujo posicionamento mais amplo está na abordagem que investiga relações interorganizacionais. Para esta discussão, foi construído um guia teórico capaz de englobar os debates surgidos no campo e, por isso, segue estrutura similar aos cinco grandes temas. Desta forma, por fim, esta tese contribui com três grandes grupos de lacunas teóricas advindas do debate existente no campo de CSSP, sendo estas lacunas encaminhadas na direção das parcerias sociais e das arenas, dos sujeitos e o campo organizacional, e das tensões, capacidades e paradoxos, sendo estes três grandes grupos permeados por conceitos desenvolvidos a partir do trabalho de campo desta tese, e culminando também em um conceito mais amplo, em termos onto-epistemológicos, do que é CSSP. / This thesis presents an investigation of a cross-sector social partnership which aim is to eradicate slave labour in Brazil. To do such investigation, it was conducted field research over eighteen months in an organization that congregates players from the three sectors – private, public and third sector, and deploy mostly the private sector to promote decent work and to eradicate slavery. This research is inductive-oriented, so, according to this view, the fieldwork was began before the choice of the theoretical lens, following a recursive process in which the first fed the second and vice-versa as a cyclic and continued way to explore the field. Also, the qualitative approach guided this thesis, as this perspective has oriented the fieldwork and also the corpus analysis and the discussion of the case, and, therefore, it was carried out in-depth interview, field observations and notes, and use of written documents. The procedure of corpus treatment was conducted considering the procedures designated by grounded theory, and, therefore, through corpus codifications and categorizations. In this manner, it was built five big themes – episodes, arenas of relationships and counter-arenas, boundary spanners and conveners, capacity and power, and paradoxes. These big themes were discussed under the theoretical lens of CSSP (cross-sector social partnership) of which broader position is connected to interorganizational relationship approach. To this discussion, I built a theoretical framework able to involve debates emerged in the fieldwork, and, therefore, it follows a similar structure of the five big themes mentioned above. Lastly, this thesis contributes with three main groups of theoretical gaps that came from the existing debate in the CSSP literature, as these gaps are tried to be filled through the debate of social partnership and arenas, agents and organizational field, and tensions, capacities and paradoxes. These three groups are pervaded by concepts that were developed from the fieldwork, and also culminated in a broad concept, in terms of onto-epistemology, of ‘what is CSSP’.

Schools Uniting Neighborhoods (SUN), a collaborative initiative in Multnomah County, Oregon, combines the increasingly popular community school model with an innovative organizational structure to further two key goals: sustainability as an initiative and furthering racial equity. This thesis situates SUN within the context of American public education reform and existing literature on the positive outcomes, organizational structures, and leadership components of community schools. Building on past reviews of SUN and its outcomes, I use results from qualitative interviews with key stakeholders to provide insight into how its organizational structure contributes to the goals of sustainability and racial equity. I discuss the current state of SUN, future directions, and the relevancy of findings to other community schools initiatives and more generally, public education reform efforts.

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The recent literature suggests partnerships can help social enterprises to scale impact, to sustain profitability and to enter new markets, but the resulting interactions moved by distinctive goals can also push social enterprises to drift away from their mission. The thesis is structured as an explorative case study. The case of Progetto QUID, an emerging Italian social enterprise in the Fashion industry, offers practical insights towards the possible challenges and opportunities deriving from the engagement of different stakeholders, and how a team can manage them. All the data about Progetto QUID were personally collected with the help of Professor Tommaso Ramus in the period between 2017 and 2018. The case study is interesting for the types of partners QUID has, for-profit and non-profits, which stress the complexity of managing a hybrid organisation. The presence of these external actors derives from the appealing business model that combines three elements: the social mission through work inclusion, the environmental goal of recovering waste raw materials and the economic dimension, which supports the dual purpose and differentiate them of similar entities. The case touches on multiple aspects aiming to unify some theoretical and empirical knowledge as well as engaging students in this realm that is both growing and consolidating, but which needs further research. The case does not include interviews with the partners, which could provide supplementary knowledge and possible dissimilar viewpoints. In addition, the short time available limits the possible findings and recommendations. From this study, SE can understand how the business model and the team capabilities are strategic elements that allow managing the tensions. The examples of QUID offers new insights into the literature considering, for example, the ‘combination-separation’ of the commercial and social side. This seems the most viable solution in the scaling-up process to ensure the success of the social enterprise. This observation is particularly important because it is able to describe a possible solution for managing tensions in hybrid organisations. Moreover, it emerges how social enterprises should analyse systematically their collaborations to clearly understand how they create value internally and externally. The investigation can rely on a few questions. The research towards value creation, costs and benefits and the management of a partnership are just in the early stages. My thesis addresses the topic at a different level of analysis to enable a deeper comprehension of partnerships as multidimensional vehicles for economic and social effects across organizations. Moreover, students interested in this filed could have an additional opportunity to get in touch with these raising realities. / Obietivo - O objetivo é estudar o efeito que a parceria intersetorial tem sobre as estratégias das empresas sociais. A literatura recente sugere que as parcerias podem ajudar as mesmas a aumentar o seu impacto social, sustentar a lucratividade e entrar em novos mercados, mas as interações resultantes movidas por objetivos distintos também podem levar as empresas sociais a afastarem-se da sua missão. Metodologia – A tese é estrutura como um estudo de caso exploratório. O caso do Progetto QUID, uma empresa social italiana emergente na indústria da moda, oferece conhecimentos práticos para os possíveis desafíos e oportunidades decorrentes do compromisso de diferentes stakeholders e com o team podes os administrar. Os dados foram coletados pessoalmente com a ajuda do Professor Tommaso Ramus entre 2017 e 2018. Resultados - O estudo de caso é interessante para os tipos de parceiros que a QUID tem, com fins lucrativos e sem fins lucrativos, que enfatizam ainda mais a complexidade de gerenciar uma organização híbrida. A presença desses atores deriva do atraente modelo empresarial que combina três elementos: a missão social por meio da inclusão no trabalho, o objetivo ambiental de recuperar tecidos e a dimensão econômica, que apóia as duplas missões e as diferencia de entidades similares.O caso aborda múltiplos aspectos com o objetivo de unificar alguns conhecimentos teóricos e empíricos, bem como engajar os alunos nessa área que está crescendo e se consolidando, mas que precisa de mais pesquisas. Limitações - O caso não inclui entrevistas com os parceiros, o que poderia fornecer conhecimento suplementar e possíveis pontos de vista diferentes. Além disso, o pouco tempo disponível limita as possíveis descobertas e recomendações. Contribuições práticas - A partir deste estudo, o SE pode entender como o modelo de negócios e as capacidades da equipe são elementos estratégicos que permitem gerenciar as tensões. Os exemplos de QUID oferecem novos insights para a literatura, considerando, por exemplo, a "combinação-separação" do lado comercial e social. Essa parece ser a solução mais viável no processo de ampliação para garantir o sucesso da empresa social. Essa observação é particularmente importante porque é capaz de descrever uma possível solução para o gerenciamento de tensões em organizações híbridas. Além disso, surge como as empresas sociais devem analisar sistematicamente suas colaborações para entender claramente como elas criam valor internamente e externamente. A investigação pode contar em algumas perguntas. Contribuções para a sociedade & originalidade- A pesquisa para a criação de valor, custos e benefícios e a gestão de uma parceria estão apenas nos estágios iniciais. Minha tese aborda o tópico em um nível diferente de análise para permitir uma compreensão mais profunda das parcerias como veículos multidimensionais para efeitos econômicos e sociais em todas as organizações. Além disso, os estudantes interessados neste campo poderiam ter uma oportunidade adicional de entrar em contato com essas realidades crescentes.

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It is impossible for the world to exist without water, then why do socio-political systems treat it like an unnecessary, disposable resource?  Currently, there is a water crisis happening globally, and specifically in Brazil it encompasses tremendous socio-ecological, political, cultural and economic injustices and challenges. The water resources management and the national infrastructures are inadequate to conserve and treat this valuable commodity. As a result, water is mismanaged and misused causing contaminations, scarcity and socio-economic imbalances. This condition is an unacceptable scenery that calls for radical systemic changes and incorporation of innovative approaches in governmental leadership and socio-political organisation and structure in order to achieve better governance. It is in fact a complex situation that urges the civil society and leaders in power to collaborate and collectively act towards a common mission; save the water and impede the water catastrophe that will cause unprecedented consequences in humanity and on the planet. This paper uses qualitative method research, specifically two case studies focused on the South of Brazil to address the revitalization of urban rivers as well as the issue of ocean governance. It also conducts 10 semi-structured interviews with sustainability experts from a multi-dimensional stakeholder perspective. Thus, the most critical findings of the study are the lack of governance and the insufficient engagement of the civil society due to mistrust, conservative leadership and governmental inadequate management of water resources. Moreover, this research concludes that social and public sector innovation encourage societal inclusivity and eventually foster a ‘bottom up’ system change to achieve interactive water governance and socio-political and ecological resilience.

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Increasingly, firms like Patagonia, IKEA, General Mills, or Barilla actively seek to understand their interdependence with nature, build innovative capabilities, and generate more radical shifts toward sustainability. This creates exciting opportunities to investigate exactly how these companies obtain knowledge about ecosystem dynamics and processes and how they use it both to cope with climate change or declining ecosystem resilience and contribute to maintain or even strengthen ecosystems. Despite the considerable potential to advance research on organizational strategy and corporate sustainability, the notion of ‘ecological knowledge’ has yet to enter the scholarly work of management and business organization in a substantive manner. At present, we know almost nothing about the processes, mechanisms, and routines that enable an organization to, first, recognize the value of such knowledge and to, then, systematically access, co-create, integrate and utilize such knowledge into its broader knowledge and resource base. My dissertation attempts to fill this gap and opens up new directions for research on the role of ecological knowledge in corporate sustainability management. More specifically, I ask: What are the processes through which organizations can effectively access, co-create, integrate and utilize ecological knowledge with current organizational knowledge and strategies? I link strategic and organization-focused concepts of knowledge and the perspective of absorptive capacity with the notion of ecological knowledge from modern ecology, especially from the social-ecological systems literature, to shed light on the processes through which organizations can effectively access, co-create, integrate and utilize new ecological knowledge into their operational and strategic decision making. I adopt a qualitative, emergent, and inductive strategy drawing on a grounded research approach to gain an in-depth, cross-validated, and processual understanding of the mechanisms through which organizations can promote and enhance ecosystem health including biodiversity. I undertook my study on the organic agriculture sector, a sub-sector of the modern agriculture and agri-food industry. I collected data from nineteen agriculture and agri-food organizations based in British Columbia (BC), the westernmost province of Canada, using multiple data sources including in-depth interviews, observations, company documents, reports, newspaper articles and field reports. Based on my analysis, I develop a grounded theory about the processes through which organizations can successfully deepen their ecological knowledge and then utilize this knowledge to more sustainably manage their relationships with nature and contribute to protecting or even strengthening ecosystem functionality. With my dissertation, I address the call from scholars in Organization and the Natural Environment (ONE) and Corporate Sustainability for more transdisciplinary cross-fertilization as an essential approach to building compelling new theory and models in the field. First, my analysis offers a more fine-grained understanding of the types, components, dimensions, and characteristics of ecological knowledge. Second, my analysis uncovers a micro-level account of the processes by which individuals as critical actors identify, evaluate and make sense of the organization-environment interrelationships across various scales of time and space. I also identify the multiple personal characteristics of individual actors that influence these processes in various stages and circumstances. Third, my study offers insights into the factors that can strengthen an organization’s relational capacity to build mutual trust and collaboration with holders of ecological knowledge. Fourth, it sheds light on how firms engage with and motivate multiple community stakeholders in building a collaborative process of mutual learning, knowledge sharing, and knowledge co-creation to build joint capacity for coping successfully with many complex challenges of sustainability, thus contributing to the wellbeing of the entire social-ecological system. Collectively, these contributions provide a deeper and more holistic understanding of the processes of acquiring and co-creating ecological knowledge that can allow an organization to transition successfully towards greater ecological sustainability. My dissertation also offers numerous practically relevant insights for businesses facing the challenges of economic, social and environmental sustainability, as well as specific guidance on how companies can protect or enhance their supply of natural capital and contribute toward greater stability of the broader human-nature systems in which they are embedded. / Graduate / 2023-11-15