The influence of perceived uncertainty on entrepreneurial action in the transition to a low-emission energy infrastructure: The case of biomass combustion in The Netherlands

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1222-1236

  Meijer, I S M ^a   Koppenjan, J F M ^b   Pruyt, E ^b   Negro, S O ^c   Hekkert, M P ^c  

^a AT Osborne BV   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomass; Entrepreneurship; Infrastructures; Innovation policy; Perceived uncertainty; Transitions

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEURSHIP; INFRASTRUCTURES; INNOVATION POLICY; PERCEIVED UNCERTAINTY; TRANSITIONS;

BIOMASS; INNOVATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COMBUSTION;

BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENTREPRENEUR; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; INNOVATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 77956672559     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2010.03.015     Document Type: Article

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