An empirical study on community based management: a case study of Bolivia on waste management

Marc-Antoine Diego Guidi (), Bhumika Gupta () and Paul Richard Momsen Miller
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Marc-Antoine Diego Guidi: Irribizia Consulting (.)
Bhumika Gupta: IMT-BS - MMS - Département Management, Marketing et Stratégie - TEM - Télécom Ecole de Management - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] - IMT-BS - Institut Mines-Télécom Business School - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris], LITEM - Laboratoire en Innovation, Technologies, Economie et Management (EA 7363) - UEVE - Université d'Évry-Val-d'Essonne - TEM - Télécom Ecole de Management
Paul Richard Momsen Miller: UFSC - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina = Federal University of Santa Catarina [Florianópolis]

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Abstract: This research investigates motivation related factors in low-income communities that underpin cooperation, collaboration and self-organization behaviors in resolving the challenge of communal waste management. Waste is defined here as household waste mostly composed of 3 categories: compostable, dry recyclables and sanitary waste. A Qualitative Research Technique with a Case Study approach was implemented and evolved through observations and interviews conducted with a sample size of 400 families. In the case studied, we found that factors driving motivation vary significantly, from fiduciary aspects to community values, and through peer pressure as well as individual generosity. We found that involving more stakeholders tended to enlarge the value chain in waste management, which in our case increased value creation outcomes such as direct jobs. In this regard, we also observed indications of raised social values such as hope and individual dignity through the job creation process and a greater sense of community respect for the work involved with waste from collection to transformation.

Keywords: Low income communities; Waste separation; Motivational factors; Collective action (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-06-01
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Published in EURAM 2016 : European Academy of Management Conference. "Manageable cooperation ?", Jun 2016, Créteil, France

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