To this day, literature has mainly been focused on the implementation of Circular Economy in the business sector, but as more and more nations adopt the approach of Circular Economy there is a need to further research the role of public agencies in this transition. The City of Malmö is seen as a progressive actor in the field of climate issues and has integrated sustainability objectives widely across the entire organizational culture. However, behaviors and understandings of sustainability are not only connected to organizational culture, but also to organizational subculture. To successfully implement sustainable and circular practices in a public agency there is therefore a need to understand organizational subculture. To initiate the transition towards a circular economy, the municipality of Malmö procured a contract in 2019 that gave the departments of the city an opportunity to purchase circular furniture instead of new. On this foundation, the purpose of this paper was to qualitatively explore what possible subcultures that exist in the City of Malmö and how subcultures can influence circular purchasing practices within a public agency. Empirical data was gathered from semi-structured interviews, individual Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument surveys and strategic documents from five of Malmö’s departments. By analyzing the collected data from the theoretical lens of organizational culture, subculture and Competing Values Framework, this study reached three major findings. Firstly, the study indicates the existence of several organizational subcultures within the City of Malmö, that in various ways influence circular purchasing practices within the municipality. Secondly, circular purchasing is not only affected by subcultural values but also individual values and understandings of sustainability. Finally, multiple barriers and motivators for purchasing circular furniture were identified, where the main barrier shows a cultural and physical distance between the umbrella organization of the municipality and the departments. 2.12.0.0 / <p></p><p>2.12.0.0</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:mau-43081 |
| Date | January 2021 |
| Creators | Strahinic, Nikolina, Hanna, Hagbom |
| Publisher | Malmö universitet, Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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