In this article, the use of the niche concept for explaining radical technical change is
explored. Contributions of various strands of literatures are elaborated and systematized in a …

System innovations are defined as large-scale transformations in the way societal functions
such as transportation, communication, housing, feeding, are fulfilled. Technology plays an …

Over the past few decades, there has been a growing concern about the social and
environmental risks which have come along with the progress achieved through a variety of …

This paper addresses the question of how technological transitions (TT) come about? Are
there particular patterns and mechanisms in transition processes? TT are defined as major …

In the last decade 'sectoral systems of innovation'have emerged as a new approach in
innovation studies. This article makes four contributions to the approach by addressing …

Winner of the 2000 Max Weber prize, awarded by the Section on Organizations,
Occupations, and Work, of the American Sociological Association, for the best book on …

To date, most network research contains one or more of five major problems. First, it tends to
be atheoretical, ignoring the various social theories that contain network implications …

We develop a perspective on technology entrepreneurship as involving agency that is
distributed across different kinds of actors. Each actor becomes involved with a technology …

Tushman and O'Reilly examine how leadership, culture, and organizational architectures
can be both important facilitators of innovation and, not uncommonly, formidable obstacles …

Before news organizations began putting their content online, people got the news in print or
on TV and almost always outside of the workplace. But nowadays, most of us keep an eye …