Collective Actions and Leadership Attributes: A Cluster Analysis of Water User Associations in Chile

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2022-04-04 DOI:10.1142/s2382624x22500035

C. Bopp, A. Engler, R. Jara‐Rojas, C. Hunecke, O. Melo

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Abstract

Good leaders can greatly influence the effective governance of water resources, however, how their attributes relate to group cooperation in Water User Associations (WUAs) remains an open question. Using the case of Chile, we explore the factors of three non-cooperative behaviors in WUAs by performing a two-stage cluster analysis. The results describe four clusters that differ in structural and human characteristics, where highly cooperative WUAs are characterized by having presidents who dedicate more time to their duties, are more active in applying for governmental subsidies, are embedded in social organizations, have high levels of bridging social capital, and have a positive attitude toward the presidency. Our results add to the limited empirical knowledge about the role of leadership in fostering cooperation in the use of common-pool resources. This article sheds light on this matter as the results suggest that policy interventions should aim at strengthening social capital and providing incentives to increase the time dedication of presidents to the WUAs duties.

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集体行动和领导属性:智利用水户协会的聚类分析

好的领导者可以极大地影响水资源的有效治理，然而，他们的属性与水用户协会（WUA）中的团体合作之间的关系仍然是一个悬而未决的问题。以智利为例，通过两阶段聚类分析，探讨了WUA中三种不合作行为的影响因素。研究结果描述了四个在结构和人类特征上不同的集群，其中高度合作的WUA的特征是总统投入更多的时间履行职责，更积极地申请政府补贴，融入社会组织，具有高水平的社会资本桥接，并对总统持积极态度。我们的研究结果增加了关于领导在促进合作利用共同资源方面的作用的有限经验知识。这篇文章阐明了这一问题，因为研究结果表明，政策干预应旨在加强社会资本，并提供激励措施，以增加总统履行WUA职责的时间。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

期刊介绍： Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.