THE UNIVERSITY AS a COMMON POOL RESOURCE a Set of Resources, Moral and Cultural Values from the Academic Community of Universidad Politécnica Salesiana
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Communication Undergraduate Program Common’s Research Group Universidad Politécnica Salesiana Javier Herrán / Juan Pablo Salgado / José Juncosa, Paola Carrera / Ángel Torres / Luis M. Romero / Bernardo Salgado Fernando Solórzano Compiler This book contains information from Universidad Politécnica Salesi- ana’s Commons Research Group, created in 2016 to deepen as well ernando Solórzano (Compiler) as identify the implication and the possibilities of imagining the F university as a “common pool resource” . This alternative must be explained because the connection of the use of commons – as The university as a explained by Elinor Ostrom in her book Governing the Commons. The evolution of institutions for Collective Action (2011) – with the possibil- common pool resource ity of reconsidering the university in all areas is not immediate nor casual and, at rst, such connection seems odd in a time when we value belonging based on evidence accessible at rst sight. A set of resources, moral and cultural values from the Academic In fact, what does a proposal which analyzes community and local Community of Universidad Politécnica Salesiana government decision making methods regarding common resources have to do with university life? The aim of this preface is to answer this question and explain the connection that encourag- es and gives meaning to several contributions of this book. Each contribution deepens its derivations in the eld of management, decision making and knowledge production. common pool resource as a y The universit THE UNIVERSITY AS A COMMON POOL RESOURCE A set of resources, moral and cultural values from the Academic Community of Universidad Politécnica Salesiana Javier Herrán / Juan Pablo Salgado / José Juncosa, Paola Carrera / Ángel Torres / Luis M. Romero / Bernardo Salgado Fernando Solórzano Compiler THE UNIVERSITY AS A COMMON POOL RESOURCE A set of resources, moral and cultural values from the Academic Community of Universidad Politécnica Salesiana 2019 THE UNIVERSITY AS A COMMON POOL RESOURCE A set of resources, moral and cultural values from the Academic Community of Universidad Politécnica Salesiana © Fernando Solórzano (Compiler) Javier Herrán / Juan Pablo Salgado / José Juncosa / Paola Carrera Ángel Torres / Luis M. Romero, Bernardo Salgado 1st edition: Universidad Politécnica Salesiana Av. Turuhuayco 3-69 y Calle Vieja Cuenca-Ecuador Casilla: 2074 P.B.X. (+593 7) 2050000 Fax: (+593 7) 4 088958 e-mail: [email protected] www.ups.edu.ec COMMUNICATION UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM COMMON’S RESEARCH GROUP Layout, Editorial Universitaria Abya-Yala design and edition: Quito-Ecuador Copyright: 055808 ISBN UPS: 978-9978-10-330-2 Printing: Editorial Universitaria Abya-Yala Quito-Ecuador Number of Books printed: 600 ejemplares Printed in Quito-Ecuador, March 2019 Refereed Publication of Universidad Politécnica Salesiana Índice PREFACE........................................................................................................ 7 CATHOLIC UNIVERSITIES: A RESOURCE OF COMMON USE. DEFINITIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR AUTONOMY AND SHARED DECISION MAKING ......................................................... 15 JAVIER HERRÁN GÓMEZ, SDB Introduction ................................................................................................... 15 Universidad Politecnica Salesiana as a Common Pool Resource (CPR) .... 17 Goods and resources of common use ...................................................................... 17 Catholic Universities as a common pool resource (CPR) ....................................... 19 Catholic universities and their management as a CPR ......................................... 25 University autonomy and university government ....................................... 26 University autonomy .............................................................................................. 26 University government ........................................................................................... 30 University governance and autonomy .................................................................... 34 Conclusions .................................................................................................... 38 Bibliography ................................................................................................... 39 BASES FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNIVERSITY - COMMON GOOD ........................................................................................ 43 JUAN PABLO SALGADO GUERRERO Y JOSÉ ENRIQUE JUNCOSA Organizational theory: between knowledge and instrumentalization ....... 44 Organization for Common Good ................................................................. 48 The eco-system organization, communicative forms and decision making. Dialogue with other views ........................................ 61 Bibliography ................................................................................................... 71 KNOWLEDGE AS THE COMMON AT UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA SALESIANA ....................................................................... 75 JUAN PABLO SALGADO, FERNANDO SOLÓRZANO Y PAOLA CARRERA HIDALGO Knowledge society ......................................................................................... 75 FERNANDO SOLÓRZANO (COMPILER) 6 Knowledge production and formation of citizenship from a salesian perspective ........................................................................... 78 Dynamics of knowledge production ....................................................................... 79 Dynamics of educating citizens .............................................................................. 80 Salesian perspective ................................................................................................ 81 Creation of a common good called knowledge ........................................... 83 Knowledge as a common good at UPS ......................................................... 87 Bibliography ................................................................................................... 93 ADAPTING THE COMMON GOOD MATRIX INDICATORS TO THE UNIVERSITY CONTEXT. CASE STUDY ................................... 97 ÁNGEL TORRES-TOUKOUMIDIS, JUAN PABLO SALGADO, LUIS M. ROMERO-RODRÍGUEZ Y BERNARDO SALGADO Introduction ................................................................................................... 97 Indicator 1: A1 Ethical supply management ................................................ 100 Indicator 2: B1 Ethical financial management ............................................ 102 Indicator 3: C1 workplace quality and affirmative action ........................... 104 Indicator 4: C2 just distribution of labor ..................................................... 106 Indicator 5: C3 promotion of environmentally friendly behavior of employees ................................................................................................... 107 Indicator 6: C4 just income distribution ..................................................... 108 Indicator 7: C5 corporate democracy and transparency ............................ 110 Indicator 8: D1 ethical customer relations .................................................. 111 Indicator 9: D2 cooperation with business in the same field ..................... 113 Indicator 10: D3 ecological design of products and services ...................... 114 Indicator 11: D4 socially oriented design of products and services ........... 115 Indicator 12: D5 raising social and ecological standards ............................ 116 Indicator 13: E1 value and social impact of products and services ........... 118 Indicator 14: E2 contribution to the local community .............................. 120 Indicator 15: E3 reduction of environmental impact ................................. 121 Indicator 16: E4 investing profits for the common good ............................ 122 Indicator 17:E5 Social transparency and co - determination .................... 123 Conclusions .................................................................................................... 125 Bibliography ................................................................................................... 127 Preface This book contains information from Universidad Politecnica Salesiana’s Commons Research Group, created in 2016 to deepen as well as identify the implication and the possibilities of imagining the university as a “common pool resource”1. This alternative must be explained because the connection of the use of commons – as ex- plained by Elinor Ostrom in her book Governing the Commons. The evolution of institutions for Collective Action (2011) – with the possi- bility of reconsidering the university in all areas is not immediate nor casual and, at first, such connection seems odd in a time when we value belonging based on evidence accessible at first sight. In fact, what does a proposal which analyzes community and local government decision making methods regarding common re- sources have to do with university life? The aim of this preface is to answer this question and explain the connection that encourages and gives meaning to several contributions of this book. Each contri- bution deepens its derivations in the field of management, decision making and knowledge production. Having chosen Ostrom, Nobel Prize winner in Economics in 2009 for her analysis of the economic governance of “commons” within a world context that threatens the main natural resources for 1 The Commons