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Learning Opportunities for Municipalities to Leverage the Urban Sustainability Transitions : The Contribution of Social Entrepreneurial Organizations
Lukács, Henrietta-Zsuzsánna (2024) Learning Opportunities for Municipalities to Leverage the Urban Sustainability Transitions : The Contribution of Social Entrepreneurial Organizations.
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| Abstract: | The rise of social entrepreneurial organizations in the context of urban development presents a promising avenue for addressing the sustainability transitions of cities. The thesis aims to discover the learning potential of municipalities from social entrepreneurial organizations, by focusing on three key activities of an urban development project (framing, convening, and multivocality). Through the comparison between the approach of Dutch municipalities and social entrepreneurial organizations, the thesis identifies that the innovative problem-solving practices of social entrepreneurial organizations offer valuable insights for municipalities on how to overcome the syndromes of conventional problem-solving enforced by public institutions. The data is collected through semi-structured interviews with public officials and representatives of social entrepreneurial organizations and analyzed using a comprehensive coding framework based on the scientific literature. The findings highlight the effectiveness of social entrepreneurs in reframing urban challenges, engaging diverse stakeholders, and harnessing resources creatively. The thesis offers tangible recommendations for municipalities that can enhance their strategies for the sustainability transitions of the urban environments, through citizen empowerment, collaborative resource pooling, and designing appealing solutions for a diversity of stakeholders. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 85 business administration, organizational science, 88 social and public administration |
| Programme: | Public Administration MSc (60020) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/102120 |
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