Organising for Ecological Repair: Reconstructing Land Management Practice

Perey, R; Benn, S

Organising for Ecological Repair: Reconstructing Land Management Practice

Perey, R

Benn, S

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Organization and Environment, 2015, 28 (4), pp. 458 - 477
Issue Date:: 2015-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Perey, R https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1954-7781	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Benn, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5282-2255	en_US
dc.date.issued	2015-12-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Organization and Environment, 2015, 28 (4), pp. 458 - 477	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1086-0266	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/41152
dc.description.abstract	© 2015, © 2015 SAGE Publications. In this article, we explore organising narratives that underpin the generation of effective ecological solutions. We examine the processes of meaning construction in relation to the development of sustainable land management practices in the Landcare organisation in Australia. Meaning construction is situated in a variety of contexts that are themselves strongly influenced by a meta-narrative, which Taylor has labelled the “modern social imaginary”: A shared system of meanings that captures the imaginations of individuals and shapes their social groupings and society. The shift in meaning construction is reflected in the emergence of a narrative of “ecological repair” that involved a process of learning and knowledge development we have labelled protracted sense-making. Our research findings have led us to conclude that the development of successful ecological solutions require an active rewriting of the social imaginary.	en_US
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0452501
dc.relation.ispartof	Organization and Environment	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/1086026615621110	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Sociology	en_US
dc.title	Organising for Ecological Repair: Reconstructing Land Management Practice	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	4	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	28	en_US
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utslib.for	1503 Business and Management	en_US
utslib.for	1608 Sociology	en_US
utslib.for	2203 Philosophy	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Management Discipline
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pubs.issue	4	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	28	en_US

Abstract:

© 2015, © 2015 SAGE Publications. In this article, we explore organising narratives that underpin the generation of effective ecological solutions. We examine the processes of meaning construction in relation to the development of sustainable land management practices in the Landcare organisation in Australia. Meaning construction is situated in a variety of contexts that are themselves strongly influenced by a meta-narrative, which Taylor has labelled the “modern social imaginary”: A shared system of meanings that captures the imaginations of individuals and shapes their social groupings and society. The shift in meaning construction is reflected in the emergence of a narrative of “ecological repair” that involved a process of learning and knowledge development we have labelled protracted sense-making. Our research findings have led us to conclude that the development of successful ecological solutions require an active rewriting of the social imaginary.

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