Procuring a Sustainable Future: An Action Learning Approach to the Development and Modelling of Ethical and Sustainable Procurement Practices

Autor/inn/en	Boak, George; Watt, Peter; Gold, Jeff; Devins, David; Garvey, Robert
Titel	Procuring a Sustainable Future: An Action Learning Approach to the Development and Modelling of Ethical and Sustainable Procurement Practices
Quelle	In: Action Learning: Research and Practice, 13 (2016) 3, S.204-218 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1476-7333
DOI	10.1080/14767333.2016.1215290
Schlagwörter	Ethics; Social Change; Sustainability; Action Research; Inquiry; Poverty; Urban Areas; Community Organizations; Foreign Countries; Employment; Recruitment; Social Problems; Experiential Learning; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethik; Sozialer Wandel; Nachhaltigkeit; Projektforschung; Armut; Urban area; Stadtregion; Ausland; Dienstverhältnis; Recruiting; Rekrutierung; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen
Abstract	This paper contributes to an understanding of the processes by which organisational actors learn how to affect positive and sustainable social change in their local region through action learning, action research and appreciative inquiry. The paper is based on a critically reflective account of key findings from an ongoing action research project, funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. The project is an attempt to alleviate poverty in the Leeds City Region through the identification and spread of "good practice" in large local organisations. The paper is based on insights into the tensions involved in accomplishing such modes of action research and action learning in this particular context, and how these findings can relate to similar research in other domains of inquiry, action and cross-organisational learning. Through this, the paper discusses the inherent challenges faced when attempting to use action research and action learning approaches to help large organisations to learn and develop as ethical and sustainable agents. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01