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Collective action components of low-cost housing: an empirical analysis using Ostrom's SES framework

Purpose: To date, low-cost housing held under the common-property regime is faced with various collective action or management issues in relation to common facilities. Understanding and unpacking key collective action components in a multi-dimensional and systematic fashion that help explain the sta...

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Main Authors: Wang, Hong Kok, Ling, Gabriel Hoh Teck, Shi, Xuerui
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Language:English
Published: Emerald Publishing Limited 2022
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H Social Sciences (General)
HD Industries. Land use. Labor
HT101-395 Sociology, Urban
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/103889/1/LingHohTeck2022_CollectiveActionComponentsofLowCost.pdf
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/PM-07-2021-0053
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spelling my.utm.1038892023-12-04T06:16:48Z http://eprints.utm.my/103889/ Collective action components of low-cost housing: an empirical analysis using Ostrom's SES framework Wang, Hong Kok Ling, Gabriel Hoh Teck Shi, Xuerui H Social Sciences (General) HD Industries. Land use. Labor HT101-395 Sociology, Urban Purpose: To date, low-cost housing held under the common-property regime is faced with various collective action or management issues in relation to common facilities. Understanding and unpacking key collective action components in a multi-dimensional and systematic fashion that help explain the status quo of the complex low-cost housing management is crucial, particularly in identifying potential factors contributing to the suboptimal self-governing outcome. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the collective action of low-cost housing in Malaysia using Ostrom's institutional analysis development and social-ecological system framework (IAD-SES framework) as a theoretical framework. Design/methodology/approach: First, a mixed-method research design was adopted where issues relating to the management of common properties of low-cost housing were identified in the Malaysian context. Second, the components of Ostrom's IAD framework relevant to collective action were identified. Third, after interviewing six experts in the housing industry via semi-structured interviews, two more components (historical development/adaptability to new environment and ethnicity) were added to the questionnaire survey. From here, 633 respondents who lived in four low-cost housings in Kuala Lumpur from 1,598 households were surveyed in 2012. We then merged the IAD framework with the SES framework. Factor analysis and Cronbach's alpha analysis were conducted to uncover the underlying variables and the social ecological clusters that they belonged. Findings: With average Cronbach's alpha of 0.83, the seven key SES components identified are able to cumulatively explain 71% variance of local collective action components. Based on the cumulative percentage explained, the top five key SES components are as follows: context (social, economic and political settings); ethnicity; outcome; resource system; and users characteristics. Originality/value: This study identifies key components related to the collective action issues of low-cost housing management, where two additional components were also suggested to be added to the SES framework. Apart from the theoretical contribution, the study, serving as insights and potential solutions, is also of practical significance to the existing management practices of low-cost housing in Malaysia where policymakers and management corporations may prioritize primary SES components, helping them govern common properties more efficiently. Emerald Publishing Limited 2022-05-24 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/103889/1/LingHohTeck2022_CollectiveActionComponentsofLowCost.pdf Wang, Hong Kok and Ling, Gabriel Hoh Teck and Shi, Xuerui (2022) Collective action components of low-cost housing: an empirical analysis using Ostrom's SES framework. Property Management, 40 (3). pp. 388-408. ISSN 0263-7472 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/PM-07-2021-0053 DOI:10.1108/PM-07-2021-0053
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topic H Social Sciences (General)
HD Industries. Land use. Labor
HT101-395 Sociology, Urban
spellingShingle H Social Sciences (General)
HD Industries. Land use. Labor
HT101-395 Sociology, Urban
Wang, Hong Kok
Ling, Gabriel Hoh Teck
Shi, Xuerui
Collective action components of low-cost housing: an empirical analysis using Ostrom's SES framework
description Purpose: To date, low-cost housing held under the common-property regime is faced with various collective action or management issues in relation to common facilities. Understanding and unpacking key collective action components in a multi-dimensional and systematic fashion that help explain the status quo of the complex low-cost housing management is crucial, particularly in identifying potential factors contributing to the suboptimal self-governing outcome. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the collective action of low-cost housing in Malaysia using Ostrom's institutional analysis development and social-ecological system framework (IAD-SES framework) as a theoretical framework. Design/methodology/approach: First, a mixed-method research design was adopted where issues relating to the management of common properties of low-cost housing were identified in the Malaysian context. Second, the components of Ostrom's IAD framework relevant to collective action were identified. Third, after interviewing six experts in the housing industry via semi-structured interviews, two more components (historical development/adaptability to new environment and ethnicity) were added to the questionnaire survey. From here, 633 respondents who lived in four low-cost housings in Kuala Lumpur from 1,598 households were surveyed in 2012. We then merged the IAD framework with the SES framework. Factor analysis and Cronbach's alpha analysis were conducted to uncover the underlying variables and the social ecological clusters that they belonged. Findings: With average Cronbach's alpha of 0.83, the seven key SES components identified are able to cumulatively explain 71% variance of local collective action components. Based on the cumulative percentage explained, the top five key SES components are as follows: context (social, economic and political settings); ethnicity; outcome; resource system; and users characteristics. Originality/value: This study identifies key components related to the collective action issues of low-cost housing management, where two additional components were also suggested to be added to the SES framework. Apart from the theoretical contribution, the study, serving as insights and potential solutions, is also of practical significance to the existing management practices of low-cost housing in Malaysia where policymakers and management corporations may prioritize primary SES components, helping them govern common properties more efficiently.
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author Wang, Hong Kok
Ling, Gabriel Hoh Teck
Shi, Xuerui
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Ling, Gabriel Hoh Teck
Shi, Xuerui
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title Collective action components of low-cost housing: an empirical analysis using Ostrom's SES framework
title_short Collective action components of low-cost housing: an empirical analysis using Ostrom's SES framework
title_full Collective action components of low-cost housing: an empirical analysis using Ostrom's SES framework
title_fullStr Collective action components of low-cost housing: an empirical analysis using Ostrom's SES framework
title_full_unstemmed Collective action components of low-cost housing: an empirical analysis using Ostrom's SES framework
title_sort collective action components of low-cost housing: an empirical analysis using ostrom's ses framework
publisher Emerald Publishing Limited
publishDate 2022
url http://eprints.utm.my/103889/1/LingHohTeck2022_CollectiveActionComponentsofLowCost.pdf
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