Resource-based view of sustainability engagement |
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| Affiliation: | 1. University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Institute of Applied Bussiness Economics, Avenida Lehendakari Agirre 83, 48015 Bilbao, Spain;2. University of Oxford, European Studies Centre (St Antony’s College), 62 Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6JF, UK;1. Institute of Systems Sciences, Innovation and Sustainability Research, University of Graz, Merangasse 18/1, A-8010 Graz, Austria;2. Department of Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Universitaetsstrasse 65-67, A-9020 Klagenfurt, Austria;3. Research & Technology House, Graz University of Technology, Mandellstrasse 9/II, A-8010 Graz, Austria;4. Institute of Systems Sciences, Innovation and Sustainability Research, University of Graz, Merangasse 18/1, A-8010 Graz, Austria;1. UNESP – Sao Paulo State Univ, Bauru Campus, Av. Eng. L. Ed. C. Coube, 14-01, FEB-DEP, Bauru, Sao Paulo State, 17033360, Brazil;2. USP – Univ of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto Campus, Av. Bandeirantes 3900, FEARP-RAD, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo State, 14049-900, Brazil;3. University of Stirling, Stirling Management School, Stirling, FK9 4LA, Scotland, UK;4. University of Strathclyde, Faculty of Engineering, DMEM, 75 Montrose St, Glasgow, G1 1XJ, UK;5. University of Southern Denmark, Department of Technology and Innovation, Campusvej 55Odense M, DK-5230, Odense M, Denmark |
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| Abstract: | This research examines local sustainability planning processes under the label of Local Agenda 21 in Italy from a resource-based view. Two types of resources, municipal (or internal resources) and relational resources, are considered. Relational resources stem from (1) dyadic relationships with higher levels of government and (2) network relationships (municipality-higher level of government-municipality). A model is proposed in which the integration of these resources explains the engagement of municipal authorities with Local Agenda 21-type processes. The model is tested by considering the perceptions of 108 local senior officials and politicians who are in charge of Local Agenda 21 processes in Italy. The respondents account for 31% of the members of a formal Italian Local Agenda 21 network. The results show moderate to low engagement with Local Agenda 21 processes, which is explained by moderate to poor levels of relational resources. Our findings indicate that local authority engagement with Local Agenda 21-type processes requires a systemic perspective, where higher levels of government and municipalities integrate and combine their resources and create new purposefully led resources through regular and intense interactions. |
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| Keywords: | Local agenda 21 Italy Private resources Relational resources Municipalities Engagement Resource-based view Resource-based view of sustainability engagement |
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