Cleaner production capacity development in China's less developed regions (2008-2011): Analysis of an entrepreneurial cleaner production capacity development project’s critical success factors in China

Cleaner production capacity development in China's less developed regions (2008-2011): Analysis of an entrepreneurial cleaner production capacity development project’s critical success factors in China

Agster, R.
Liebl, J.
Schuhmann, J.
Zürker, M.

2010-10-27

This case study investigates the efforts of Centric Austria International (CAI) to successfully set-up service units in China's less developed regions between 2008 and 2010 in order to promote implementation of Cleaner Production (CP) practices. Relying on the project’s capacity development approach, the authors examine the critical success factors that CAI faced on individual, organisational and network level. They reveal three interdependent factors and argue that it is not enough to simply transfer CP relevant capacities, but essential to introduce the notion of entrepreneurship, whilst taking into account the specific Chinese tradition of steering and coordinating society. Project developers have to consider the tradeoff and establish the right balance between these three success factors. The authors conclude that by respecting these factors, the project was able to promote local CP expertise and establish organizations that provide outside support for the local industries. Both were held responsible for the previous lag of CP implementation within these regions.

knowledge transfer
cleaner production
China
capacity development
entrepreneurial approach

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