Participatory governance in the transformation of the South African energy sector: Critical success factors for environmental leadership

Xavier, Romao; Komendantova, Nadejda; Jarbandhan, Vain; Nel, Danielle

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.03.146

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“…Although there are a number of publications on critical success factors of projects (Ahimbisibwe et al 2015;Bayiley, Teklu 2016;Chou, Pramudawardhani 2015;Cserhati, Szabo 2014;Ika, Donnelly 2017;Osei-Kyei, Chan 2015;Liu et al 2014;Marzagão, Carvalho 2016;Mukhtar et al 2017;Pal et al 2017;Ribeiro et al 2017;Shen et al 2017;Williams 2016;Xavier et al 2017;Yalegama et al 2016;Yamin, Sim 2016;Zou et al 2014), none of these studies focus comprehensively on this aspect of renewable energy projects, particularly in Pakistan's renewable power projects. The main emphasis of present research is placed on the identification of success factors and then prioritization of most critical factors contributing towards the success of renewable energy projects.…”

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Identifying the Critical Success Factors and Their Relevant Aspects for Renewable Energy Projects; An Empirical Perspective

Maqbool

Rashid

Sultana

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Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

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Abstract. Owed to their enormous impact on the sustainable development of energy security, climate change, and the economy, multiple renewable-energy projects are carried out around the world, both in developed and in developing countries. Since the construction of renewable energy project is an entrepreneurial activity, there is a big concern about the success of such projects. Although pertinent literature suggests several methodologies to enhance the success of various projects, renewable-energy projects are still overlooked. This study identifies multiple critical success factors (CSFs), required for renewable-energy projects. Using a sample of 272 firms working on renewable energy projects in Pakistan, a quantitative and causal study was undertaken to identify the critical success factors (CSFs). Structural equation modeling (SEM) was applied to test and verify hypothesis. The results show that there is a strong direct dependency of project success over the proposed factors, however environmental factors are found to be the only predominant CSFs which show the significant indirect effect on project success. The study expected to contribute towards and widen up the existing knowledge base for the project performance of renewable energy projects by adding on the findings regarding critical success factors.

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Identifying the Critical Success Factors and Their Relevant Aspects for Renewable Energy Projects; An Empirical Perspective

Maqbool

Rashid

Sultana

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Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

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“…Evidence shows that achieving these levels is possible; for example, citizen control proved to be successful in the implementation of some wind projects where public resistance turned into public support [59].…”

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Can the BestGrid Process Improve Stakeholder Involvement in Electricity Transmission Projects?

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Abstract:The European Union has set ambitious targets for deployment of renewable energy sources to reach goals of climate change mitigation and energy security policies. However, the current state of electricity transmission infrastructure is a major bottleneck for further scaling up of renewable energy in the EU. Several thousands of kilometers of new lines have to be constructed and upgraded to accommodate growing volumes of intermittent renewable electricity. In many countries, construction of electricity transmission projects has been delayed for several years due to concerns of local stakeholders. The innovative BESTGRID approach, reported here, brings together transmission system operators (TSOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to discuss and understand the nature of stakeholder concerns. This paper has three objectives: (1) to understand stakeholder concerns about the deployment of electricity transmission grids in four pilot projects according to five guiding principles: need, transparency, engagement, environment, and impacts on human health as well as benefits; (2) to understand how these principles can be addressed to provide a basis for better decision-making outcomes; and (3) to evaluate the BESTGRID process based on feedback received from stakeholders and the level of participation achieved according to the ladder of Arnstein. This paper goes OPEN ACCESSEnergies 2015, 8 9408 beyond a discussion of "measures to mitigate opposition" to understand how dialogue between TSOs and the public-represented mainly by NGOs and policy-makers-might lead to a better decision-making process and more sustainable electricity transmission infrastructure deployment.

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“…Socially, construction projects are becoming more complex in both how firms engage and manage their workforces (Ball 2014;Pesämaa et al 2018) and how they engage externally with clients and community stakeholders (Adapa 2018;Xavier et al 2017). As Pesämaa et al (2018) highlight, while traditionally construction firms have applied a routine set of processes for coordinating projects, increasingly projects 'involve multiple temporary teams of actors adapting to diverse demands and on-site conditions' requiring new approaches to coordination centred on organizational learning and collaboration.…”

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“…It has been suggested that traditional vertical leadership practices are not well suited to complex and dynamic environments where firms primarily require collaboration and agility. As Xavier et al (2017) argue, the sharing of leadership responsibility amongst teams is important if construction firms are 'to deal with the complexity of environmental issues; to integrate seemingly contradictory outlooks; to understand and address the expectations of a wide range of actors and to profoundly change organizational practices'.…”

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Tension between Leadership Archetypes: Systematic Review to Inform Construction Research and Practice

2020

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In the literature on construction projects, the role of project managers in maintaining control over tasks and activities has been theorised comprehensively, placing a firm focus on vertical forms of leadership. Increasingly, construction firms are challenged with unprecedented operational uncertainty, brought about by changes to project environments, technology and labour. Similar challenges in other contexts have led to growing research on shared or horizontal approaches to leadership, which have been particularly effective in making organisations more agile in uncertain environments. Through a systematic review of 289 peerreviewed articles on leadership in construction, this paper considers the extent to which traditional vertical approaches to leadership are supplemented with horizontal and emerging balanced approaches to leadership across six bodies of construction leadership research. It contends that despite evidence for the increasing implementation of horizontal leadership practices on construction projects, vertical leadership theory dominates construction leadership research. In comparison, there is a dearth of research addressing horizontal leadership and 2 scarce consideration of balanced leadership. Based on the review, stronger integration of the balanced leadership archetype in research on leadership in construction is proposed as a logical means of advancing leadership theory in relation to six research vectors.

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Participatory governance in the transformation of the South African energy sector: Critical success factors for environmental leadership

Cited by 44 publications

References 21 publications

Identifying the Critical Success Factors and Their Relevant Aspects for Renewable Energy Projects; An Empirical Perspective

Identifying the Critical Success Factors and Their Relevant Aspects for Renewable Energy Projects; An Empirical Perspective

Can the BestGrid Process Improve Stakeholder Involvement in Electricity Transmission Projects?

Tension between Leadership Archetypes: Systematic Review to Inform Construction Research and Practice

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