Designing purposeful action among divergent stakeholders: A 'being-doing' Approach

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dc.contributor.advisorElsje, Scotten_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorSewchurran, Kosheeken_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMcDonogh, Jennifer Claireen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-29T07:46:55Z
dc.date.available2015-06-29T07:46:55Z
dc.date.issued2014en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractCoordinating and organising divergent stakeholders to undertake action to improve a shared situation of concern is an increasingly perplexing problem. Industry, government and academia operate in siloes, make decisions at different speeds, have disparate worldviews and value sets, and do not share the same priorities and concerns. Whilst meetings between these stakeholders are not uncommon, progressing these conversations beyond ‘talk’ to achieve commitment to act, requires purposeful effort. This study investigates the persistent and relevant problem of how to design purposeful action, in a ‘wicked’ problem situation that cannot be solved by any one stakeholder operating alone, and in which the stakeholders do not share the same interpretation of the problem situation. Although such situations are common in cluster development, the literature on cluster development does not offer solutions as to how to design purposeful action, nor does it provide insight as to why attempts to intervene in systemic problems can result in a failure to improve the problem situation.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMcDonogh, J. C. (2014). <i>Designing purposeful action among divergent stakeholders: A 'being-doing' Approach</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Management Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13157en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMcDonogh, Jennifer Claire. <i>"Designing purposeful action among divergent stakeholders: A 'being-doing' Approach."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Management Studies, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13157en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMcDonogh, J. 2014. Designing purposeful action among divergent stakeholders: A 'being-doing' Approach. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - McDonogh, Jennifer Claire AB - Coordinating and organising divergent stakeholders to undertake action to improve a shared situation of concern is an increasingly perplexing problem. Industry, government and academia operate in siloes, make decisions at different speeds, have disparate worldviews and value sets, and do not share the same priorities and concerns. Whilst meetings between these stakeholders are not uncommon, progressing these conversations beyond ‘talk’ to achieve commitment to act, requires purposeful effort. This study investigates the persistent and relevant problem of how to design purposeful action, in a ‘wicked’ problem situation that cannot be solved by any one stakeholder operating alone, and in which the stakeholders do not share the same interpretation of the problem situation. Although such situations are common in cluster development, the literature on cluster development does not offer solutions as to how to design purposeful action, nor does it provide insight as to why attempts to intervene in systemic problems can result in a failure to improve the problem situation. DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 T1 - Designing purposeful action among divergent stakeholders: A 'being-doing' Approach TI - Designing purposeful action among divergent stakeholders: A 'being-doing' Approach UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13157 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/13157
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMcDonogh JC. Designing purposeful action among divergent stakeholders: A 'being-doing' Approach. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Management Studies, 2014 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13157en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Management Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherManagement Practiceen_ZA
dc.titleDesigning purposeful action among divergent stakeholders: A 'being-doing' Approachen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMComen_ZA
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