Perceived uncertainties regarding socio-technological transformations: towards a framework

Social science perspectives on natural hazards risk and uncertainty

“…Several people have proposed classifications or taxonomies of uncertainty for social and socio-environmental systems (e.g. van der Sluijs, 1996;van Asselt and Rotmans, 2002;Regan et al, 2002;Meijer et al, 2006;Maier et al, 2008;Lo and Mueller, 2010). Broadly, they all group the 'kinds' of uncertainty into two strands -epistemic and aleatory -that are coherent with use in the bio-physical sciences.…”

The recycling of electronic waste: regulations and corporate strategies in Brazil and in Europe.

“…Supporters of the objective uncertainty argue that is possible to objectively measure uncertainty and that it depends on the environment (MEIJER et al, 2006). On the other hand, supporters of the perceptive view believe that an objective measurement is not possible, as it depends on the ways innovation is perceived by different actors (MILLIKEN, 1987).…”

“…An interesting approach concerning the link between uncertainty and innovation decisions is the one presented by Meijer et al (2006). Based on an extensive literature review and previous empirical work, they propose a framework for perceived uncertainties involved in innovation decisions under socio-technological transformations.…”

“…The presence of many uncertainties may be a major barrier to the breakthrough of new business and can retain the development and implementation of entrepreneurial activities (MEIJER et al, 2006). Studying further the presence of uncertainties in a specific area of business is therefore an important step towards a better understanding of their possible entrepreneurial activities.…”

“…A systematic literature search has been conducted at the intersection of e-waste and uncertainty and the main uncertainties identified have been categorized according to the different types of uncertainty proposed by Meijer et al (2006;.…”