A Strategic Approach to Product Stewardship

The paper presents the analysis of the data received from the survey of heads of industrial enterprises and also experts-researchers in 2003-2004. The data describe the economic state of enterprises and their position in competitive, administrative, intermediary, financial etc. environment. The assumption of essential heterogeneity of the set of industrial enterprises, including enterprises of the same sector or the same territorial formation is confirmed. It is shown that Russian industrial enterprises as a rule do not feel influence of the stock market situation while the condition of the currency market influences the majority of enterprises. The sensitivity of enterprises depends on their economic situation: the better is the state, the stronger is the influence. Weak influence of the investment and administrative environment on the state of enterprises and negative influence of the activity of intermediary organizations are registered. More than 2/3 of the respondents consider important strengthening of the responsibility of large proprietors for inefficient activity of their enterprises. Lack of the strategic approach in the activity of authorities of all levels is ascertained and the necessity of development and realization of industrial policy at all administrative levels, including the municipal one, is shown.

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Articulating a strategic approach to face complexity in design projects

Conference Proceedings of the Academy for Design Innovation Management ◽

10.33114/adim.2019.01.188 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Luca SIMEONE ◽

David DRABBLE ◽

Giorgia IACOPINI ◽

Kirsten VAN DAM ◽

Nicola MORELLI ◽

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Keyword(s):

Complexity Theory ◽

Wicked Problems ◽

Theory Of Change ◽

Strategic Action ◽

Community Initiatives ◽

Uncertain Environment ◽

Strategic Approach ◽

Design Projects

In today’s world of global wicked problems, constraints and imperatives imposed by an external and uncertain environment render strategic action a quite complex endeavour. Since the 1990s, within community initiatives and philanthropic projects, the construct of Theory of Change has been used to address such complexity. Theory of Change can be defined as the systematic and cumulative study of the links between the activities, outcomes, and context of an intervention. The area of focus for this paper is to explore whether Theory of Change can support more strategic approaches in design. In particular, the paper examines how Theory of Change was applied to DESIGNSCAPES - a project oriented, among other things, toward offering a supporting service for all those city actors interested in using design to develop urban innovation initiatives that tackle complex issues of broad concern.

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