Forward Looking: Structural Change and Institutions in Highestincome Countries and Globally

Autor/inn/en	Ahamer, Gilbert; Mayer, Johannes
Titel	Forward Looking: Structural Change and Institutions in Highestincome Countries and Globally
Quelle	In: Campus-Wide Information Systems, 30 (2013) 5, S.386-403 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1065-0741
DOI	10.1108/CWIS-08-2013-0034
Schlagwörter	Global Approach; Institutional Characteristics; Social Change; Organizational Change; Economic Change; Trend Analysis; Statistical Analysis; Change Strategies; Case Studies; Developed Nations; Strategic Planning; Urbanization; Environmental Education; Innovation; Administrative Change; Administrative Organization; Foreign Countries; Austria; Luxembourg + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Globales Denken; Sozialer Wandel; Organisationswandel; Ökonomischer Wandel; Trendanalyse; Statistische Analyse; Lösungsstrategie; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Developed countries; Industriestaat; Industrieland; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Urbanisation; Urbanisierung; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Ausland; Österreich
Abstract	Purpose: Structural economic shifts are a key sign of development in all stages globally; and these shifts may also result in the changing roles of institutions. The purpose of this paper is to quantitatively analyse trends that may be used for so-called forward looking and makes use of them to recommend strategies for reorganising institutions. Design/methodology/approach: The requirements and opportunities of environmental administrations in high-income countries are used as case studies to illustrate the overall context of institutional restructuring. Luxembourg, as a present-day centre of political and strategic power within the European Union and Austria, as a neutral country formerly situated between military blocks are shown to exhibit structural and strategic similarities. Findings: Two types of quantitative assessments may support any type of institutional restructuring: first, analyses of mega-trends within the global techno-socio-economic evolution and second, options for specific action at the local site of previously industrial settlements that may be converted into centres of innovative service orientation. Practical implications: On the occasion of the recent resettlement of the Luxembourg Environmental Administration at a new site in Esch-sur-Alzette--in an area of bolder modern urbanisation built on the foundations of the former local industrial use considered--this text deliberates options to propose strategically pioneering innovations on administrative levels. Originality/value: The paper combines global analyses and local experiences in an action-oriented manner. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01