Strategic rigidity and foresight for technology adoption among electric utilities

Energy Policy

Volumn 63, Issue , 2013, Pages 1233-1239

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

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b ESCP Europe Business School   (Spain)

Author keywords

Peripheral vision; Strategic foresight; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; ELECTRIC UTILITY INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; INTEGRATIVE CAPABILITIES; PERIPHERAL VISION; STRATEGIC FORESIGHT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

COMPETITION; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; RIGIDITY; WIND POWER;

INDUSTRY;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; WIND POWER;

EID: 84887139339     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.08.013     Document Type: Article

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