Socio-technical regimes and heterogeneous capabilities: The Swedish pulp and paper industry's response to energy policies

Technology Analysis and Strategic Management

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 355-368

  Ottosson, Mikael ^a   Magnusson, Thomas ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

capabilities; energy; pulp and paper industry; socio technical regime; transition

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84875853343     PISSN: 09537325     EISSN: 14653990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537325.2013.774349     Document Type: Article

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