Search for dissertations about: "incumbents"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 48 swedish dissertations containing the word incumbents.
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1. Breaking the chains : A technological and industrial transformation beyond papermaking: Technology management of incumbents
Abstract : In recent years, the necessity and opportunity for transforming pulp and paper mills into integrative units for large-scale output of biochemicals, biomaterials, and biofuels have come up in discussions of industrial renewal in the Northern hemisphere (mainly in Canada, Sweden and Finland). This transformation is related to technology shifts as well as changing business models based on new bioproducts due to profoundly new market conditions. READ MORE
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2. Emerging networks of power: Exploring sociotechnical pathways towards future electricity systems based on renewable energy technologies
Abstract : In the effort to fight climate change, electricity systems around the world are undergoing a transition from fossil-fuelled to renewable energy-based production of electricity. The transition can, however, be attained in several radically different ways, ranging from global or continental super-grids, via local smart-grids, to self-sufficient off-grid communities and households of electricity prosumers. READ MORE
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3. Innovation Engineering in Practice : Bridging Exploration and Exploitation in Large Manufacturing Incumbents
Abstract : This thesis discusses how large manufacturing incumbent companies potentially can ensure their longevity and future-proof themselves by infusing ambidexterity throughout their organizations. Ambidextrous companies are equipped to achieve success in both current and future business environments, providing valued solutions to customers today and in the future. READ MORE
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4. Narratives of energy incumbents - Unravelling perspectives on municipal electric utilities
Abstract : The dominant narrative in sustainability transitions studies frames electric utilities as incumbents and “villains” who hinder the diffusion of niche innovations (Johnstone et al., 2017; Turnheim and Sovacool, 2020). READ MORE
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5. Becoming a keystone: How incumbents can leverage technological change to create ecosystems
Abstract : The proliferation of digital technology and automation in the 21st century has created a need to revisit established theories on value creation. Exponential advances in Internet of Things (IoT) technologies are dismantling firm- and industry-specific value creation processes. READ MORE