Table 2.

Analytical framework

Core elements of bricolageCore references
“Jack-of-all-trades” – use of tools and resources at-hand that may otherwise go to waste or be used for other purposes, for novel applicationsLévi-Strauss (1966) 
“Making do” with limited and existing resources by using them in new ways beyond their intended purposeKorsgaard et al. (2021) 
Improvisation in using whatever resources come to hand to perform a given taskWeick (2001)
Socially constructed and creative “resource construction” process which involves creating something from nothing by using with existing resources which would otherwise go to wasteBaker and Nelson (2005) 
Parallel bricolage: self-taught “scavenging” skills; deviating from established practices and norms; leveraging diverse networks; building communities of practiceBaker and Nelson (2005) 
Selective bricolage: reliance on persuasion, patience, determination and resilience; political savvy, creativity and cross-sector collaborationTroje (2021), Troje and Gluch (2019), Loosemore et al. (2021), Baker and Nelson (2005) 
Risk taking, courage to challenge norms and practices; working outside the rules, discretionary effort; strategic alliances with influential peopleTroje (2021), Troje and Gluch (2019), Loosemore et al. (2021), Baker and Nelson (2005) 
Entrepreneurial process of “resource adaptation and combination”Gundry et al. (2011) 
ResourcefulnessAarti and Bart (2013) and Davidsson et al. (2017) 
Creating new tools, practices, norms and routinesTroje and Gluch (2020), Troje (2021) 
Championing social procurement using a range of strategies drawing on hard facts and figures, laws and regulations and emotional storiesTroje and Andersson (2020) 
Network bricolage: leveraging relationships to enable the synergistic sharing of resourcesBaker et al. (2003),Barraket et al. (2016), McNeill (2017),Troje and Andersson (2020) 
Place-based bricolage: an understanding of the economic, social, political and cultural context (“situatedness” and “local context”)Anderson and Gaddefors (2016) 
Spatial bricolage: Leveraging local community connections, capital and resources through community involvement in decision-makingKorsgaard et al. (2021), Le Page et al. (2020) 
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