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A reflective evaluation of young water professionals' transdisciplinary learning

open access: yesWorld Water Policy, Volume 9, Issue 3, Page 315-333, August 2023., 2023
Abstract The urgent requirement for transdisciplinary water professionals who can navigate the cascading complexities of water resources in a thirsty, inequitable world is widely acknowledged. To deliver a sustainable water resources sector, current water professionals need to synthesize diverse disciplinary knowledge, develop systemic thinking ...
Jen Dollin   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Opportunities for better use of collective action theory in research and governance for invasive species management

open access: yesConservation Biology, Volume 33, Issue 2, Page 275-287, April 2019., 2019
Abstract Controlling invasive species presents a public‐good dilemma. Although environmental, social, and economic benefits of control accrue to society, costs are borne by only a few individuals and organizations. For decades, policy makers have used incentives and sanctions to encourage or coerce individual actors to contribute to the public good ...
Sonia Graham   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Black swans, cognition, and the power of learning from failure

open access: yesConservation Biology, Volume 32, Issue 3, Page 584-596, June 2018., 2018
Abstract Failure carries undeniable stigma and is difficult to confront for individuals, teams, and organizations. Disciplines such as commercial and military aviation, medicine, and business have long histories of grappling with it, beginning with the recognition that failure is inevitable in every human endeavor. Although conservation may arguably be
Allison S. Catalano   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Competence Development and Evaluation Dynamics in the Context of Learning

open access: yesRisk, Hazards &Crisis in Public Policy, Volume 17, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Organizations operating in high‐risk environments rely on learning from real incidents, yet how evaluation practices contribute to competence development and organizational learning remains insufficiently understood. This challenge is evident in police operations, where decisions made under uncertainty have immediate implications for safety ...
Ensieh Roud, Riana Steen, Marita Aune
wiley   +1 more source

Conceptualizing Organizational Forgetting in a Crisis Context

open access: yesRisk, Hazards &Crisis in Public Policy, Volume 16, Issue 2, June 2025.
ABSTRACT This conceptual article aims to promote research on organizational forgetting in the context of crises. Organizations do not only learn but they also forget: they lose previously acquired knowledge and practices over time. In contrast to a multitude of studies on organizational learning, the concept of organizational forgetting has been ...
Wout Broekema
wiley   +1 more source

Triggering policy learning via formal EU evaluation requirements in the case of Cohesion Policy

open access: yesEuropean Policy Analysis, Volume 10, Issue 4, Page 515-531, Fall 2024.
Abstract The European Union (EU), especially in the context of Cohesion Policy (CP), has played a crucial role in developing and promoting policy evaluation practices across its Member States. Evaluation systems across the Member States have been established to assess CP investments.
Nicola Francesco Dotti   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bulk water services delivery challenges in the Dr. Ruth Segomotsi Mompati district municipality in South Africa's North West Province

open access: yesWorld Water Policy, Volume 10, Issue 3, Page 821-858, August 2024.
Abstract This study thoroughly examines the difficulties in providing bulk water services in Dr. Ruth Segomotsi Mompati district municipality in the North West Province, with the end goal of giving comprehensive suggestions for operational and strategic improvements. The study adopted a qualitative research approach, employing semistructured interviews
Nelda Mouton   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring policy analytical capacity in renewable energy policy: Germany‐Japan‐US comparison

open access: yesReview of Policy Research, Volume 41, Issue 1, Page 184-209, January 2024.
Abstract Policy makers in the modern age must confront complex and expanding knowledge on a daily basis. It has been put forth that policy making requires increasingly higher levels of policy analytical capacity at the individual, organizational, and system levels.
Masahiro Sugiyama, Jun Muto
wiley   +1 more source

[Academic satisfaction in residents of the north zone, Mexico City]. [PDF]

open access: yesRev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc, 2023
Camarillo-Nava VM   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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