The entry strategies of research-based firms in the transition to a sustainable energy system

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Autor(a) principal: Fontes, Margarida
Data de Publicação: 2017
Outros Autores: Sousa, Cristina
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/11328/2398
Resumo: The paper discusses the entry strategies adopted by research-based firms introducing advanced renewable energy technologies (RET) in the electricity production sector and their interactions with regime incumbents. Drawing on the sustainability transitions and the strategic management of technology literatures we build an analytical framework and apply it, in an exploratory way, to firms operating in two very diverse energy niches - wind and wave energy - using in depth-case studies. The results suggest that new entrants tend to depend on complementary assets possessed by incumbents, but have conditions to protect their technologies from expropriation; and that the technologies are relevant for (at least some) incumbents, which show interest on them, or are directly involved in their development/use. This is, in most cases, conducive to 'cooperation' strategies, which assume different forms according to the stage of development of the technology and its proximity to incumbents' competences and assets.
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spelling The entry strategies of research-based firms in the transition to a sustainable energy systemResearch-based firmsEntry strategiesSustainability transitionsRETRenewable energy technologiesNiche regime interactionNew entrantsIncumbentsDisruptive innovationCommercialisation strategyComplementary assetsActor behaviourCase studiesThe paper discusses the entry strategies adopted by research-based firms introducing advanced renewable energy technologies (RET) in the electricity production sector and their interactions with regime incumbents. Drawing on the sustainability transitions and the strategic management of technology literatures we build an analytical framework and apply it, in an exploratory way, to firms operating in two very diverse energy niches - wind and wave energy - using in depth-case studies. The results suggest that new entrants tend to depend on complementary assets possessed by incumbents, but have conditions to protect their technologies from expropriation; and that the technologies are relevant for (at least some) incumbents, which show interest on them, or are directly involved in their development/use. This is, in most cases, conducive to 'cooperation' strategies, which assume different forms according to the stage of development of the technology and its proximity to incumbents' competences and assets.2018-10-19T16:19:50Z2017-01-01T00:00:00Z2017info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11328/2398eng10.1504/IJTE.2017.091012Fontes, MargaridaSousa, Cristinainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-06-15T02:10:45ZPortal AgregadorONG
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The entry strategies of research-based firms in the transition to a sustainable energy system
title The entry strategies of research-based firms in the transition to a sustainable energy system
spellingShingle The entry strategies of research-based firms in the transition to a sustainable energy system
Fontes, Margarida
Research-based firms
Entry strategies
Sustainability transitions
RET
Renewable energy technologies
Niche regime interaction
New entrants
Incumbents
Disruptive innovation
Commercialisation strategy
Complementary assets
Actor behaviour
Case studies
title_short The entry strategies of research-based firms in the transition to a sustainable energy system
title_full The entry strategies of research-based firms in the transition to a sustainable energy system
title_fullStr The entry strategies of research-based firms in the transition to a sustainable energy system
title_full_unstemmed The entry strategies of research-based firms in the transition to a sustainable energy system
title_sort The entry strategies of research-based firms in the transition to a sustainable energy system
author Fontes, Margarida
author_facet Fontes, Margarida
Sousa, Cristina
author_role author
author2 Sousa, Cristina
author2_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Fontes, Margarida
Sousa, Cristina
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Research-based firms
Entry strategies
Sustainability transitions
RET
Renewable energy technologies
Niche regime interaction
New entrants
Incumbents
Disruptive innovation
Commercialisation strategy
Complementary assets
Actor behaviour
Case studies
topic Research-based firms
Entry strategies
Sustainability transitions
RET
Renewable energy technologies
Niche regime interaction
New entrants
Incumbents
Disruptive innovation
Commercialisation strategy
Complementary assets
Actor behaviour
Case studies
description The paper discusses the entry strategies adopted by research-based firms introducing advanced renewable energy technologies (RET) in the electricity production sector and their interactions with regime incumbents. Drawing on the sustainability transitions and the strategic management of technology literatures we build an analytical framework and apply it, in an exploratory way, to firms operating in two very diverse energy niches - wind and wave energy - using in depth-case studies. The results suggest that new entrants tend to depend on complementary assets possessed by incumbents, but have conditions to protect their technologies from expropriation; and that the technologies are relevant for (at least some) incumbents, which show interest on them, or are directly involved in their development/use. This is, in most cases, conducive to 'cooperation' strategies, which assume different forms according to the stage of development of the technology and its proximity to incumbents' competences and assets.
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