Paving the way to a circular economy: An in-depth look at knowledge sharing within the municipality of Apeldoorn
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2022-08-18
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With the Dutch government trying to further prepare society for a future in which the Netherlands has to conform to new sustainable societal standards, there come some new challenges. Product life cycles have to be extended to ensure waste is minimized and in a lot of cases this calls for a transition from a linear to a circular economy. To ensure this transition the Dutch institutions have set goals to reach 100% circularity in 2050, but the road to 2050 is not set in stone and how these circular goals are to be reached is questionable. The Environment Assessment Agency has coined a couple factors that are important to take into account when trying to achieve this particular societal transformation. In the case of local governments such as municipalities, knowledge sharing is a vital component accomplish the transition from a linear to circular economy.
By incorporating data from interviews and a content analysis, the current state of the knowledge sharing process within the municipality of Apeldoorn was researched and by incorporating various concepts from knowledge and knowledge sharing literature a conceptual model was formed to map the process of knowledge sharing. This conceptual model was the basis on which the questions for the interviews were made.
The results of this study showed that the municipality of Apeldoorn has some issues that stem from a lack of focus on tacit knowledge in the knowledge sharing process. As well as reduced identification with the work concerning the circular economy with people not directly involved in implementing it. Furthermore, management is not adequately voicing their expectations surrounding the niche of the circular economy, leading to uncertainty and a lack of trust that the work that is put into the circular economy is being prioritised as much as the goals set by the municipality need it to be. Lastly, following the pandemic, informal coordination has been greatly reduced which leads to a decrease in knowledge sharing.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen