Dear all, I am going to ask a difficult question. I am writing about governance of social systems. Particularly, I am looking at the structure of governance (ie actors, power relations rules). I conceive governance as the `management´ or regulating structure. Namely, the governance structure is what regulates and shapes the processes within specific social-ecological systems (e.g. bioenergy systems, food systems etc.). I would like to explore the literature on systems thinking for management which is the literature where the methodology I use has been mostly used. I know that the management literature focuses on organizations. However, what I need is some inspiration/knowledge of the micro to expand to the macro level (i.e. systems governance).
I am not sure whether I have been clear enough. If you need clarifications please ask and if you have any suggestion, thank you. Very much appreciated.
Maybe these ones?
Article Technological development for sustainability: The role of ne...
Article A proposed theoretical framework for actors in transformative change
Article Actor roles in transition: Insights from sociological perspectives
Article Towards a typology of intermediaries in sustainability trans...
all of these engage with organizational theories in some way, though focused on transition.
otherwise polycentric governance theory?
But maybe I've misunderstood the question....
I just read this paper last week and thought it was useful for my research - OKPARA, U. T., STRINGER, L. C., AKHTAR-SCHUSTER, M., METTERNICHT, G. I., DALLIMER, M. & REQUIER-DESJARDINS, M. 2018. A social-ecological systems approach is necessary to achieve land degradation neutrality. Environmental Science & Policy, 89, 59-66.
I can also suggest this website www.coastalcluster.org.au which includes governance and systems thinking for coastal (our study was based in Australia but the references are world-wide)
Thanks a lot for your suggestions Toni Cannard You may be right that I have to look into the social-ecological systems literature.
Laurens Klerkx thanks Laurens. I do not refer to systems as social networks. I use the word "system" to refer to processes (ie. feedback processes). Actors are part of the system as much as environmental dynamics and rules/policies. Apologies for being unclear on this point. There are different understandings and uses of the word "system".
Please look up the book Creative Holism by Mike Jackson and another one called Systemic Intervention by Gerald Midgley. Regards,
Thanks! I read systemic intervention. Will have a look at creative holism. Thanks
There is a Special Issue just published by Journal of Business Ethics (2018) on the governance of Cross-Sector Partnerships ans its interplay with processes of Systemic Change. Looks to me quite close to what you where searching! The network of Cross-Sector Social Interactions in management may perhaps be close to your interests around systems-thinking.
You may find these studies useful.
Rubenstein-Montano, B., Liebowitz, J., Buchwalter, J., McCaw, D., Newman, B., Rebeck, K., & Team, T. K. M. M. (2001). A systems thinking framework for knowledge management. Decision support systems, 31(1), 5-16.
Jackson, M. C. (2009). Fifty years of systems thinking for management. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 60(sup1), S24-S32.
Williams, A., Kennedy, S., Philipp, F., & Whiteman, G. (2017). Systems thinking: A review of sustainability management research. Journal of Cleaner Production, 148, 866-881.
Arnaboldi, M., Lapsley, I., & Steccolini, I. (2015). Performance management in the public sector: The ultimate challenge. Financial Accountability & Management, 31(1), 1-22.
Domenico Dentoni is there a paper in particular that you would recommend to read within that special issue?
thanks Shah Nawaz Mangi seems very relevant!
In view of your reply, I was thinking of some recent work in which we engaged with innovation ecosystems thinking. There we also relate to the ecological and material, maybe relevant, see
Article Beyond agricultural innovation systems? Exploring an agricul...
Article Opening design and innovation processes in agriculture: Insi...
and see this one from Domenico:
Article Pathways of transformation in global food and agricultural s...
Sure, Bianca Cavicchi , I believe that the editorial by Amelia Clarke and Andy Crane may be the most helpful starting point to explore the topic: Article Cross-Sector Partnerships for Systemic Change: Systematized ...
Absolutely: System Dynamics Understanding in Projects: Information Sharing, Psychological Safety, and Performance Effects. Article System Dynamics Understanding in Projects: Information Shari...
Not sure if you're still digging into this question, but I would also suggest looking at Ostrom's work on governing the commons and Collective Impact if you haven't already!
Boardman, John; Sauser, Brian (2008): Systems thinking. Coping with 21st century problems. Boca Raton FL: CRC Press (Industrial innovation series).
Boardman, John; Sauser, Brian (2013): Systemic thinking. Building maps for worlds of systems. Hoboken New Jersey: Wiley.
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