Search for dissertations about: "lock-in"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 50 swedish dissertations containing the word lock-in.
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1. The Missing link : Business Models Lock-in in Sociotechnical Transitions
Abstract : Societal and environmental challenges present challenges for our current industrial systems. In order to respond to these difficulties, various alternative systems have been suggested, as they promise sustainability and increased societal quality of life enabled by innovative technologies. READ MORE
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2. Lock-in as make-believe – Exploring the role of myth in the lock-in of high mobility systems
Abstract : All human practices are, ultimately, set and defined by limits; be they social, economic, physical, or environmental. Yet even in the face of such realities, practices which transgress the confines of possibility remain remarkably obdurate. This thesis addresses the issue of one such practice, i.e. READ MORE
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3. Overcoming organizational lock-in in decision-making : Construction clients facing innovation
Abstract : The role of clients in construction innovation is receiving increasingresearch attention due to their perceived tendencies to adhere to conventional practices preserving the status-quo. The aim of this thesis is to improve understanding of construction client organizations’ behaviour that affects their ability to overcome organizational lock-in in their new-build decision-making processes, and thus their ability to adopt innovation. READ MORE
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4. Material Constraints on Technology Evolution: The Case of Scarce Metals and Emerging Energy Technologies
Abstract : A radical transformation of the energy system in the 21st century will require a large-scale diffusion of a range of new energy technologies. Thin-film solar photovoltaics (PV) and battery-electric vehicles have been suggested as possible major components of a more sustainable energy system. READ MORE
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5. Survival of the Unfit : Path Dependence and the Estonian Oil Shale Industry
Abstract : Estonia is the only country in the world, which is totally dependent on oil shale in its energy system. Although this fossil fuel exists in enormous quantities around the world, it has so far not been utilized on a larger scale. The reasons for this have been both economic and, in recent times, ecological. READ MORE