Navigating tensions in a cross-sector ...
Document type :
Compte-rendu et recension critique d'ouvrage
DOI :
Title :
Navigating tensions in a cross-sector social partnership: How a convener drives change for sustainability
Author(s) :
van Hille, Iteke [Auteur]
de Bakker, Frank G.A. [Auteur]
Lille économie management - UMR 9221 [LEM]
Ferguson, Julie [Auteur]
Groenewegen, Peter [Auteur]
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam [Amsterdam] [VU]
de Bakker, Frank G.A. [Auteur]
Lille économie management - UMR 9221 [LEM]
Ferguson, Julie [Auteur]
Groenewegen, Peter [Auteur]
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam [Amsterdam] [VU]
Journal title :
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management
Pages :
317-329
Publisher :
Wiley
Publication date :
2019-03
ISSN :
1535-3958
HAL domain(s) :
Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Gestion et management
English abstract : [en]
In this paper, we study conveners' work in establishing change towards sustainability through cross‐sector social partnerships (CSSPs). Applying a paradox lens, we offer a new perspective on tensions in CSSPs: These are ...
Show more >In this paper, we study conveners' work in establishing change towards sustainability through cross‐sector social partnerships (CSSPs). Applying a paradox lens, we offer a new perspective on tensions in CSSPs: These are not hurdles or challenges to overcome in order to reach success but endure throughout the entire CSSP process. This insight changes the role of the convener, who no longer has to overcome but has to navigate tension. We focus on two tensions related to the convener role: the convener as leader but without formal authority over CSSP‐partners and the convener as both stakeholder and (neutral) facilitator in the process. Through a case study on a CSSP in the Dutch timber sector, we explain how a convener (Forest Stewardship Council Netherlands) responded to these tensions over time. We add to literatures on CSSPs and convening by outlining the relevance of a paradox perspective in this domain.Show less >
Show more >In this paper, we study conveners' work in establishing change towards sustainability through cross‐sector social partnerships (CSSPs). Applying a paradox lens, we offer a new perspective on tensions in CSSPs: These are not hurdles or challenges to overcome in order to reach success but endure throughout the entire CSSP process. This insight changes the role of the convener, who no longer has to overcome but has to navigate tension. We focus on two tensions related to the convener role: the convener as leader but without formal authority over CSSP‐partners and the convener as both stakeholder and (neutral) facilitator in the process. Through a case study on a CSSP in the Dutch timber sector, we explain how a convener (Forest Stewardship Council Netherlands) responded to these tensions over time. We add to literatures on CSSPs and convening by outlining the relevance of a paradox perspective in this domain.Show less >
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Anglais
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