Capabilities for transformative sustainability management in cities
研究提出变革性可持续管理(TSM)概念,识别城市推进可持续目标所需的能力,包括战略制定、可持续性测量、协作和反思,并分析其微观基础。
Public organizations’ ability to promote sustainability is becoming a critical issue in public management research and practice. However, there is a scarce understanding of how to enable sustainability transformation in cities. Our study contributes to the literature on sustainability in city management by introducing the concept of transformative sustainability management (TSM) and identifying the nature and roles of TSM capabilities needed to advance sustainability goals. Our findings indicate the need for a management cycle built on the capabilities of strategy formulation, sustainability measurement, collaboration, and reflexivity. We also identify capability microfoundations at the level of structures, processes, tools, and skills.