Traffic and Transportation Problem in Australia: A Wicked Problem Analysis Using Competing Values Framework

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Executive summary
The purpose of this report is to analyse the traffic and transport problem of Australia as a wicked
problem. In order to analyse the mentioned problem, the competing values framework has been
used. The country possesses several issues associated with its traffic as well as transportation.
Traffic jam is one of the chief issues when it comes to transportation problem in Australia. The
four chief factors associated with a wicked problem makes it highly complex a well as difficult
to resolve include incomplete or contradictory knowledge, the number of individuals and
opinions involved, the large economic burden as well as the interconnected nature of these
problems with other issues. In this report discussion on application of competing values
framework to wicked problem, implications and interplay and potential leadership implication
will be performed.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Discussion........................................................................................................................................3
Description of the social issue traffic and transportation............................................................3
Wicked problem characteristics as applying to the traffic and transportation problem..............5
Discussion of application of competing values framework to wicked problem..........................6
Discussion of implication and interplay......................................................................................7
Discuss potential leadership implications....................................................................................8
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................8
Reference List..................................................................................................................................9

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Introduction
A wicked issue can be defined as a social as well as cultural issue that is highly difficult
or crucial to solve for a good number of reasons that includes complete or contradictory
knowledge, a huge economic burden, the number of people as well as opinion involved with
other issues. However with effective leadership, these problems can be mitigated through re
process of design that is an intellect approach which emphasizes abductive reasoning,
empathy as well as rapid prototyping. According to researchers, wicked problems that are
faced by the society can be dealt with the help of the Competing value framework. The
competing values Framework, designed by Quinn and Rohrbaugh can be defined as a theory
that was developed from the research on the major indicators of an effective organization
(Stubbs, Tyson & Dalvi, 2017). The first dimension of the competitive value framework is
associated with organizational focus, that varies from the internal emphasise on the well
being as well as development of individual to an external focus on the well being and
development of the organization. The Competitive Value framework has got its name since
the criterion within the four models seems to be carrying conflicting massage. In the
following paragraph, one of the major wicked problem of the Australian society, traffic and
transportation, has been discussed as well as analysed in the light of the Competitive Value
Framework.