Organisational learning, strategic rigidity and technology adoption: Implications for electric utilities and renewable energy firms

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue , 2013, Pages 438-445

  Nisar, Arsalan ^a   Ruiz, Felipe ^a   Palacios, Miguel ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b ESCP Europe Business School   (Spain)

Author keywords

Core capabilities; Electric utilities; Firm performance; Renewable energy technologies; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RIGIDITY;

CORE CAPABILITIES; ELECTRIC UTILITY INDUSTRY; FIRM PERFORMANCE; ORGANISATIONAL LEARNING; ORGANISATIONAL ROUTINES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS;

EID: 84875163623     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.01.039     Document Type: Review

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