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<p>Elinor Ostrom’s principles for governing common-pool resources have primarily been studied in managing natural resources. Research suggests these principles can also be applied to groups managing other types of resources, including intangible and social ones. We analyzed how human resources were self-managed and shared among different teams in a volunteer-based project using Ostrom’s principles of common-pool resources and concepts from culturo-behavior science. The project was a task force that provided psychological assistance to individuals affected by the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 to 2023 in Brazil. Three teams from the project were selected to investigate the application of Ostrom’s principles and compare their effectiveness in preventing human resource depletion. We conducted semi-structured interviews with eight key members of the project, and the data were analyzed on the basis of Ostrom’s principles, focusing on the behavioral and cultural processes involved in sharing and self-management practices in a voluntary task force during a crisis. The results highlighted the dialogue between the two areas and revealed the establishment of macrocontingencies and metacontingencies within the project. Additionally, the study demonstrated that Ostrom’s principles could be applied to human resource management. Teams that closely followed these principles reported less emotional exhaustion, lower manager turnover, and were able to maintain the activities required by the project.</p>

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Human Resources as Common Pool Resources: Analyzing a Volunteer-Based Pandemic Project Through Ostrom’s Framework and Culturo-Behavior Science

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    2025年8月1日

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  • Mariah de Mello Frighetto,
  • Kalliu Carvalho Couto,
  • Ingunn Sandaker,
  • Camila Muchon de Melo

摘要

Elinor Ostrom’s principles for governing common-pool resources have primarily been studied in managing natural resources. Research suggests these principles can also be applied to groups managing other types of resources, including intangible and social ones. We analyzed how human resources were self-managed and shared among different teams in a volunteer-based project using Ostrom’s principles of common-pool resources and concepts from culturo-behavior science. The project was a task force that provided psychological assistance to individuals affected by the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 to 2023 in Brazil. Three teams from the project were selected to investigate the application of Ostrom’s principles and compare their effectiveness in preventing human resource depletion. We conducted semi-structured interviews with eight key members of the project, and the data were analyzed on the basis of Ostrom’s principles, focusing on the behavioral and cultural processes involved in sharing and self-management practices in a voluntary task force during a crisis. The results highlighted the dialogue between the two areas and revealed the establishment of macrocontingencies and metacontingencies within the project. Additionally, the study demonstrated that Ostrom’s principles could be applied to human resource management. Teams that closely followed these principles reported less emotional exhaustion, lower manager turnover, and were able to maintain the activities required by the project.