NRDT dimensions and their use in the paper
| NRDT dimension | Description (Tashman, 2021) | Use in the paper |
|---|---|---|
| Socio-ecological system | Complex adaptive systems that directly incorporate ecological components. They consist of resource systems, resource units, institutions, resource users and internal and external feedbacks from other ecosystems | REEs ecosystem, incorporating the geological distribution and physical availability of the raw material, the countries involved and its geopolitical relationships, the firms in the global supply chain from the extraction phase to the usage, the ecosystem of other raw materials as radioactive ones (thorium and uranium) that are found and extracted along REEs |
| Scale of the ecosystem service | Provisioning, supporting, regulating and cultural ecosystem services operating at different geographic scales, which can be distinguished into local and non-local scales from a management perspective | Non-local scarcity of a provisioning service, which is REEs as raw materials. The dependence on this scarce natural resource is systemic and shared among organizations belonging to the REEs supply chain |
| Institutional logic | Institutional logics reflects both the formal institutions (rules and formal organizational structures) and informal institutions (values, norms and beliefs) that are inherent in the socio-ecological systems. The economizing logic values individual competition in free markets considering the economic impact of nature. The ecologizing one emphasizes the transformation of environmental governance institutions to promote sustainable use of natural resources and distribute natural resources fairly | Organizations in the REEs ecosystem present a mix of institutional logics, ranging from economizing to ecosystemic one. The degree of active agency in relation to institutional processes varies in accordance with the institutional logic assumed by the firm |
| Description ( | Use in the paper | |
|---|---|---|
| Complex adaptive systems that directly incorporate ecological components. They consist of resource systems, resource units, institutions, resource users and internal and external feedbacks from other ecosystems | REEs ecosystem, incorporating the geological distribution and physical availability of the raw material, the countries involved and its geopolitical relationships, the firms in the global supply chain from the extraction phase to the usage, the ecosystem of other raw materials as radioactive ones (thorium and uranium) that are found and extracted along REEs | |
| Provisioning, supporting, regulating and cultural ecosystem services operating at different geographic scales, which can be distinguished into local and non-local scales from a management perspective | Non-local scarcity of a provisioning service, which is REEs as raw materials. The dependence on this scarce natural resource is systemic and shared among organizations belonging to the REEs supply chain | |
| Institutional logics reflects both the formal institutions (rules and formal organizational structures) and informal institutions (values, norms and beliefs) that are inherent in the socio-ecological systems. The | Organizations in the REEs ecosystem present a mix of institutional logics, ranging from economizing to ecosystemic one. The degree of active agency in relation to institutional processes varies in accordance with the institutional logic assumed by the firm |
Source(s): Authors’ own work
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