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Home field advantage: examining incumbency reorientation dynamics in low-carbon transitions
Örebro University, Örebro University School of Business. Center for Sustainable Business.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0309-122x
Center for Research on Digitalization and Sustainability (CREDS), Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Kongsvinger, Norway.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9964-7717
2024 (English)In: Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, ISSN 2210-4224, E-ISSN 2210-4232, Vol. 50, article id 100802Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Recent work has offered a more nuanced view of incumbent actors' roles in transitions, yet a comprehensive understanding of how reorientation activities and subsequent interaction patterns among different incumbent actor types shape the direction of system reconfigurations remains underexplored. This paper proposes a framework for empirically assessing actors' relational dynamics in response to low-carbon transitions and conceptualises actor interaction types and the nature of their interaction. Through a case study of the low-carbon transition of road freight transport in Sweden, we examine how reorientation dynamics, e.g., coalitions, competition, and contestations, can facilitate and hinder system reconfigurations by creating regime tensions. Our study highlights that incumbency reorientations are multi-dimensional, with actor involvement and strategies varying, leading to divergent actor positions and role constellations as actors attempt to reconfigure the focal regime. Extending beyond the Swedish case, five avenues for future research are outlined.

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Elsevier, 2024. Vol. 50, article id 100802
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Low-carbon transition, Incumbency, System reconfigurations, Regime change, Multi-system interactions
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Civil Engineering Economics and Business
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URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-110808DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2023.100802ISI: 001157525900001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85181904597OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-110808DiVA, id: diva2:1829100
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Region Örebro CountyAvailable from: 2024-01-18 Created: 2024-01-18 Last updated: 2024-02-26Bibliographically approved

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