Amanda J. Gregory
Stakeholder identification and engagement in problem structuring interventions
Gregory, Amanda J.; Atkins, Jonathan P.; Midgley, Gerald; Hodgson, Anthony
Authors
Professor Jonathan Atkins J.P.Atkins@hull.ac.uk
Professor of Economics
Professor Gerald Midgley G.R.Midgley@hull.ac.uk
Emeritus Professor of Systems Thinking
Anthony Hodgson
Abstract
© 2019 The Authors This paper addresses the under-researched issue of stakeholder identification and engagement in problem structuring interventions. A concise framework is proposed to aid critical reflection in the design and reporting of stakeholder identification and engagement. This is grounded in a critical-systemic epistemology, and is informed by social identity theory. We illustrate the utility of the framework with an example of a problem structuring workshop, which was part of a green innovation project on the development of a technology for the recovery of rare metals from steel slag. The workshop was initially going to be designed to surface stakeholder views on the technology itself. However, it became apparent that a range of other strategic issues concerning the future of the site were going to impact on decision making about the use of steel slag. It therefore became important to evolve the agenda for the problem structuring, and this is where the critical-systemic approach made a difference. It enabled the workshop to be reframed as a community-based event looking at how the former steelworks site could be developed for new purposes. Evaluation of this problem structuring intervention revealed significant stakeholder learning about the issues needing to be accounted for, and a range of possible options for the development of the steelworks site were explored. The paper ends with a discussion of the utility of social identity theory for understanding the processes and outcomes of the workshop, and reflections are provided on its implications for operational research practice more generally.
Citation
Gregory, A. J., Atkins, J. P., Midgley, G., & Hodgson, A. (2020). Stakeholder identification and engagement in problem structuring interventions. European journal of operational research, 283(1), 321-340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2019.10.044
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Oct 30, 2019 |
Online Publication Date | Nov 5, 2019 |
Publication Date | May 16, 2020 |
Deposit Date | Nov 22, 2019 |
Publicly Available Date | Nov 25, 2019 |
Journal | European Journal of Operational Research |
Print ISSN | 0377-2217 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 283 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 321-340 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2019.10.044 |
Keywords | Problem structuring methods; Community operational research; Stakeholder analysis; Critical systems thinking; Green innovation |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3218684 |
Contract Date | Jan 6, 2020 |
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