Comparing systems approaches to innovation and technological change for sustainable and competitive economies: an explorative study into conceptual commonalities, differences and complementarities

Coenen, Lars; Lopez, F.J. Diaz

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2010.04.003

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“…A proliferation of transition theories in the 2000s was accompanied by several meta-theoretical reviews [10,54,55,6] culminating in two special issues of Research Policy on sustainability transitions in 2010 and 2012. In the editorial to the 2010 special issue, Smith et al [6] explained the history of innovation studies for sustainable development as a process of "linking broader analytical frameworks to successfully larger problem framings" (p.7).…”

Section: A Cherp Et Almentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Innovation systems are subsystems of socio-technical systems which participate in the generation and spread of novelties, for example through learning. Innovation systems may be structured along sectoral, technological or national boundaries [10].…”

Section: The Socio-technical Perspectivementioning

confidence: 99%

“…This inconsistency largely results from the fact that the existing reviews significantly vary in their scope and method. For example, some of them focus on energy transitions [9,4] while others cover lowcarbon transitions [3] and yet others extend to sustainability transitions [10,7]. While these concepts are overlapping (energy transitions may be 'low-carbon' or 'sustainable'), they are clearly not identical, 1 and therefore are not necessarily explained by the same theories.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Integrating techno-economic, socio-technical and political perspectives on national energy transitions: A meta-theoretical framework

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Vinichenko²,

Jewell

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Energy Research & Social Science

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A B S T R A C TEconomic development, technological innovation, and policy change are especially prominent factors shaping energy transitions. Therefore explaining energy transitions requires combining insights from disciplines investigating these factors. The existing literature is not consistent in identifying these disciplines nor proposing how they can be combined. We conceptualize national energy transitions as a co-evolution of three types of systems: energy flows and markets, energy technologies, and energy-related policies. The focus on the three types of systems gives rise to three perspectives on national energy transitions: techno-economic with its roots in energy systems analysis and various domains of economics; socio-technical with its roots in sociology of technology, STS, and evolutionary economics; and political with its roots in political science. We use the three perspectives as an organizing principle to propose a meta-theoretical framework for analyzing national energy transitions. Following Elinor Ostrom's approach, the proposed framework explains national energy transitions through a nested conceptual map of variables and theories. In comparison with the existing meta-theoretical literature, the three perspectives framework elevates the role of political science since policies are likely to be increasingly prominent in shaping 21st century energy transitions.

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Integrating techno-economic, socio-technical and political perspectives on national energy transitions: A meta-theoretical framework

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Vinichenko²,

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“…Finally, the approach has been empirically proven to be a valid framework to analyse processes of technological change (Hekkert and Negro 2009). Although the TIS framework is typically used as a basis for policy recommendations (Jacobsson and Bergek 2011), Coenen and Lopez state that it has the potential to connect the micro-level theory of firm behaviour with system dynamics and thus to generate 'potentially important insights on the level of individual actors' strategies and behaviour, including networking behaviour and impact' (Coenen andLopez 2010, 1156).…”

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Combining the technological innovation systems framework with the entrepreneurs’ perspective on innovation

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Cramer

Hekkert

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Technology Analysis & Strategic Management

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For their technological sustainability innovations to become successful, entrepreneurs can strategically shape the technological field in which they are involved. The technological innovation systems (TISs) literature has generated valuable insights into the processes which need to be stimulated for the successful development and implementation of innovative sustainability technologies. To explore the applicability of the TIS framework from the perspective of entrepreneurs, we conducted a case study in the Dutch smart grids sector. We found that the TIS framework generally matches the perspectives of entrepreneurs. For its use by entrepreneurs, we suggest a slight adaptation of this framework. The process 'Market formation' needs to be divided into processes that are driven by the government and processes that are driven by entrepreneurs. There should be a greater emphasis on collaborative marketing, on changing user behaviour and preferences and on the development of fair and feasible business models. ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…This influences the opportunity for alternative technology to establish (for conceptual overviews and discussions see, e.g. Genus and Coles 2008, Coenen and Diaz Lopez 2010). diffusion of environmental innovations (see, e.g.…”

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The sociotechnical regime and Swedish contractor perceptions of structural frames

Hemström

Gustavsson

Mahapatra

2016

Construction Management and Economics

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To deepen the understanding of the sociotechnical regime that directs the selection of structural frames in multifamily buildings in Sweden, we study the perceptions of contractor representatives. Contract managers (CMs) employed at contractor firms were interviewed regarding their role, the selection of the structural frame and how they perceived different options. The results show that CMs largely influence the selection of the structural frame in multifamily buildings, which are guided by the established concrete-based sociotechnical regime. The regime is maintained through cognitive rules regarding structural frame options and the alignment of skills of construction professionals. Because of their influence and their investments in the skills of construction workers, CMs make important contributions to maintain the regime and the concrete path dependency. Furthermore, the regime varies in strength in different locations. Some locations carry a strong norm to cast concrete frames on site. This makes it more difficult to deviate from the established practice. In other locations, wood-promoting initiatives have changed the cognitive rules associated with the regime. Nonetheless, the sociotechnical regime makes the selection of concrete structural frames beneficial. This prevents wood-framed multifamily buildings from entering common usage, even though such buildings can contribute to mitigating climate change.

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Comparing systems approaches to innovation and technological change for sustainable and competitive economies: an explorative study into conceptual commonalities, differences and complementarities

Cited by 217 publications

References 67 publications

Integrating techno-economic, socio-technical and political perspectives on national energy transitions: A meta-theoretical framework

Integrating techno-economic, socio-technical and political perspectives on national energy transitions: A meta-theoretical framework

Combining the technological innovation systems framework with the entrepreneurs’ perspective on innovation

The sociotechnical regime and Swedish contractor perceptions of structural frames

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