Ruling out innovations – technological regimes, rules and failures: The cases of heat pump power generation and bio-gas production in The Netherlands

Raven, R.P.J.M.; Verbong, Gpj Geert

doi:10.5172/impp.2004.6.2.178

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“…In parallel, Raven and Verbong (2004) have examined how routinized environmental management practices favour incumbent technologies over discontinuous innovations in two case studies on power generation from heat pumps and bio-gas production from manure. Both potentially radical innovations failed to diffuse substantially in the Netherlands, while they succeeded in other countries.…”

Section: The Lock-out Of Discontinuity Changes?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Really changing the course: the limitations of environmental management systems for innovation

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Unruh²

2006

Bus Strat Env

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The paper broadens the scope of environmental management system (EMS) research by describing how EMSs can contribute to inertia in present production systems. In conjunction with other factors this inertia can inhibit dramatic shifts toward more sustainable technologies and systems. Our approach builds upon technological lockin theory, which focuses on market coordination and technological interdependencies as generators of inertia in technological systems. Building on this framework, we call attention to previously under appreciated non-market social forces and institutional structures that can further reinforce lock-in. We argue that the co-evolutionary mechanisms that generate increasing returns for physical technologies may also be applied to social technologies, such as management systems. The paper describes the emergence of 'EMS lock-in' as a path dependent evolution occurring within the context of the larger quality management paradigm. While EMS may initially produce improvements in environmental performance, EMS may also constrain organizational focus to the exploitation of present production systems, rather than exploring for superior innovations that are discontinuous. The paper questions the enthusiastic private and public sector support for EMS implementation and instead recommends an ambidextrous management approach that integrates foresight and broader stakeholder collaboration.

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Section: The Lock-out Of Discontinuity Changes?mentioning

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Really changing the course: the limitations of environmental management systems for innovation

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Unruh²

2006

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“…Geels 2002aGeels , 2002bGeels , 2005aGeels , 2005bGeels , 2006Belz, 2004;Raven, 2004;Raven & Verbong, 2004a, 2004bVan Driel & Schot, 2005). A fundamental limitation of previous work is its focus on technology qua artefact, to the detriment of analysis of the co-evolution of technology and society claimed to be central to the approach.…”

Section: Limitations Of Multi-level Analysis Of Technological Transfomentioning

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Bridging the Digital Divide in Malaysia: An Empirical Analysis of Technological Transformation and Implications for E-development

Genus

Nor

2007

Asia Pacific Business Review

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This article presents an empirical, multi-level analysis of the diffusion of information and communication technologies (ICTs) throughout Malaysia. It reflects on the potential for policy makers in developing countries to steer technological transformation towards 'desirable' ends and assesses the contribution of diverse parties and factors to the acceptance or otherwise of ICTs. The study finds that where policy makers ignore the multi-level, multi-actor processes by which technology and society co-evolve, opportunities may be missed to render the use of ICTs meaningful to would-be users. This is turn may retard economic development related to the growth of the information society and e-business.

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“…Transitions to new systems, on the other hand, are rare and require different actions on the part of policy makers. Instead of corrective optimisation, they need evolutionary policies that foster technological change and the restructuring of industries [13,24]. Promoting this kind of change requires an emphasis on mutual learning among the various actors involved and coordination, presumably through the combined use of regulatory, economic and voluntary policy tools.…”

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“…[12,13]). The evolutionary process begins when entrepreneurs produce variations of a given technology, which compete in a market place characterised by increasing returns to scale [14,15].…”

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Toward prospective voluntary agreements: reflections from a hydrogen foresight project

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Unruh²,

Carrillo‐Hermosilla

2007

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Ruling out innovations – technological regimes, rules and failures: The cases of heat pump power generation and bio-gas production in The Netherlands

Cited by 16 publications

References 7 publications

Really changing the course: the limitations of environmental management systems for innovation

Really changing the course: the limitations of environmental management systems for innovation

Bridging the Digital Divide in Malaysia: An Empirical Analysis of Technological Transformation and Implications for E-development

Toward prospective voluntary agreements: reflections from a hydrogen foresight project

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