Paradoxes and dilemmas in local climate missions
运用悖论理论研究丹麦两个地方气候使命，识别出三种困境及其触发因素，发现使命资源和地方领导力对战略应对至关重要。
This paper examines local climate missions using paradox theory. We explore how the fundamental paradoxical nature of missions manifests in dilemmas with which mission managers must strategically engage. By studying two local climate missions in Denmark, we identified three dilemmas, their triggers and the mission management’s strategic responses. Importantly, we found that mission resources and place-based leadership are essential in shaping strategic responses to local mission dilemmas. Our findings highlight that paradox theory and its operationalisation are useful for understanding and managing missions as they allow us to better comprehend the potentials and challenges involved in mission work.