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A bibliometric review of stakeholders' participation in sustainable forest management

Publication . Ciccarino, Irene Dobarrio Machado; Fernandes, Maria Eduarda da Silva Teixeira

Although stakeholders’ participation in forest management helps overcome problems and conflicts that prevent sustain- able solutions, different approaches and nomenclature for similar contents in the literature hinder theoretical progress on the topic. This study organises existing information through a bibliometric analysis of scientific papers from the last 30 years (1991–2021) on sustainable forest management, focusing on the stakeholders’ participation. Results demonstrate that stake- holders’ participation in sustainable forest management gained relevance from 2017 onwards. Case studies are predominant (66%) and six major trends were identified. The first emphasises a systemic approach to participation. The second updates the community management discussion. The third studies historical problems related to the use of resources, rights, and services. The fourth focuses on regional assessments and studies. The fifth concerns assessment, decision-making, and planning, includ- ing issues related to certifications and policies. The sixth discusses innovation related to adaptation, climate change, equity, and resilience. The studies included in this last classification are problem-solving-oriented and seek new forest management. Although important, the role of innovation in stakeholders’ participation in sustainable forest management is overlooked, which constitutes an avenue for future research.

2023-10-17Journal article

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Context Matters Less Than Leadership in Preventing Unethical Behaviour in International Business

Publication . Antunez, Marlond; Ramalho, Nelson; Marques, Tânia M. G.

This study empirically tests a sequential mediation model that links ethical leadership with employees’ unethical behaviour. The corruption index for countries is used as the moderator, because it represents both the instrumental ethical climate and the employee displacement of responsibility embedded in society’s ethical standards. A total of 175 participants comprising 41 teams (134 dyads) across 13 countries participated in a dyadic two-wave survey. The fndings show that ethical leadership has an indirect infuence on the avoidance of unethical behaviour by reducing the instrumental ethical climate and by negating the displacement of individuals’ responsibility. In addition, the results also show that this process is not sensitive to the countries’ corruption levels. Such fndings suggest that organizations are less prone to adjust their ethical standards to the environment than is usually expected. Accordingly, ethical leaders of MNCs may be instrumental in counteracting any corruptive pressure in the social environment, and likewise, non-ethical leaders may be a contributing factor to fostering corrupt organizations in a society that otherwise values ethical principles in business.

2023-09-08Journal article

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