Socio-technical regimes and heterogeneous capabilities: the Swedish pulp and paper industry's response to energy policies
Based on a study of policy-induced changes in the Swedish pulp and paper industry, this paper follows a process of socio-technical regime destabilisation. Results from the study show that in industries where established firms have significant power, processes of endogenous renewal are
more likely to destabilise established regimes than processes based on niche solutions. Further, the study shows how policy measures aimed to destabilise the current regime may result in different responses, owing to the different capabilities of individual firms. The analysis suggests that
heterogeneous capabilities within established industries provide possibilities for policy makers to initiate change.
Keywords: capabilities; energy; pulp and paper industry; socio-technical regime; transition
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: The Department of Management and Engineering,Linköping University, SE-581 83,Linköping, Sweden
Publication date: 01 April 2013
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