Institutional Design and Performance of Markets for Watershed Ecosystem Services: A Systematic Literature Review

Markets for watershed ecosystem services have been developed as a tool in integrated water resources management. The development of vast markets for watershed ecosystem services has raised attention for the performance of these markets, their institutional design, and how their institutional design influences market performance. The main research questions guiding this systematic literature review are: Which types of markets can be distinguished; how is market performance operationalized; which institutional design characteristics are distinguished in the literature; and which of these characteristics are crucial to understanding performance? A systematic review of 224 journal articles from Web of Science leads to several main findings regarding these questions. Market performance is usually equated with effectiveness in the reviewed articles. Discussions in these articles include whether the market contributes to the preservation of ecosystem services, what the distributional impacts are, and what the participation rate is. The reviewed articles have illustrated specific institutional design features as well. The key features include the security of property rights, role of governments, bundling of ecosystem services (ES), and role of trust. In those articles addressing the relationship between institutional design and performance, the relevance of monitoring and enforcement, clearly defined property rights, and geographical market scope have been pointed out.

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Semi-Systematic Literature Review on Sustainability and Sustainable Development in Higher Education Institutions

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13147683 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (14) ◽

pp. 7683

Author(s):

Amila Omazic ◽

Bernd Markus Zunk

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Sustainable Development ◽

Literature Review ◽

Systematic Literature Review ◽

Higher Education Institutions ◽

Main Research ◽

Agenda 2030 ◽

Research Themes ◽

Development Goals

Public sector organizations, primarily higher education institutions (HEIs), are facing greater levels of responsibility since adopting and committing to the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development (SD) and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). HEIs are expected to provide guidance for various stakeholders on this matter, but also to implement this agenda and the SDGs in their institutions. Although the role of these organizations has been recognized, the fields and issues that HEIs should address on their path towards sustainability and SD are still unclear. To provide further clarity, a semi-systematic literature review on sustainability and SD in HEIs was conducted to identify both the key concepts and main research themes that represent sustainability and SD in HEIs and to identify research gaps. This review increases our knowledge of this topic and enhances our understanding of sustainability and SD in the context of HEIs.

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Privatization in State-Owned Enterprises: A Systematic Literature Review

Jurnal Manajemen Pelayanan Publik ◽

10.24198/jmpp.v3i2.25317 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 107

Author(s):

Salma Shofia Rosyda ◽

Sam'un Jaja Raharja

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Systematic Literature Review ◽

Success Factors ◽

Government Ownership ◽

Personal Benefit ◽

Use Of Resources ◽

The Government ◽

And Performance ◽

Role Of The Government

One of the effective ways to improve the governance of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) is through privatization. A common problem that occurs at present in SOEs is that state-owned companies are inefficient in the use of resources, especially labor. The purpose of this research is to comprehend what is important in privatization, using the Systematic Literature Review (SLR) method. Some things that are important in the privatization of State-Owned Enterprises include privatization performance based on privatization activities, success factors, CSR in privatized SOEs, and performance after reducing government ownership. An improvement of performance both in terms of attainment and income along with a decrease in CSR were likely experienced by SOEs when privatizing. In addition, this research was also conducted to find out whether there were parts that had become worse after privatization. The privatization of SOEs was carried out by modernizing the economy. The decrease in performance of CSR could be minimized by social activities carried out by the company. The role of the government was very important in the supervision of SOEs so no one was able to gain personal benefit. The involvement of stakeholders was very important in this process because it could increase the trust of shareholders. During privatization, cooperating partners had to guarantee that there would be no termination of workers. In fact, it was hoped that more workers were to be added.

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Managing end of life products: a review of the literature on reverse logistics in Brazil

Management of Environmental Quality An International Journal ◽

10.1108/meq-04-2013-0027 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 25 (5) ◽

pp. 564-584 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Marina Bouzon ◽

Paulo Augusto Cauchick Miguel ◽

Carlos Manuel Taboada Rodriguez

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Literature Review ◽

Systematic Literature Review ◽

Reverse Logistics ◽

Content Type ◽

Main Research ◽

Research Areas ◽

Industrial Sectors ◽

And Performance ◽

Quantitative Indicators

Purpose – The environmental consciousness of customers and the emergence of stricter environmental regulations has pushed industries to think about environmental management by means of reverse logistics (RL) implementation. The purpose of this paper is to provide a current panorama of RL in Brazil and a comparison to international RL body of literature as well. It also seeks to provide a systematic literature review procedure and a conceptual framework for RL literature categorization. Design/methodology/approach – A descriptive and content analysis approach was adopted. First, a topic delimitation phase was aimed at defining the main research areas and related keywords. Second, a material collection phase focussed on a selection of peer-reviewed Brazilian and international journals. Third, a total of 34 papers were assessed by quantitative indicators, and a conceptual RL framework was employed to classify them. Finally, papers were evaluated using content analysis. Findings – The RL research gaps in Brazil are in information technology, facility location, inventory control, outsourcing, and performance measurement. It is also reported that, In Brazil, RL is predominantly linked to recycling activities, and the practice of RL is driven by social conditions and economics in some specific industrial sectors. Research limitations/implications – The focus is restricted to RL applications in Brazil and the corresponding articles published by Brazilian researchers. Originality/value – Practitioners and academics might find this review useful, as it outlines gaps and limitations of existing research in the largest Latin America economy. This work is built on the recent research in RL. No systematic literature review of this kind has previously been undertaken.

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