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Magnusson, Thomas, ProfessorORCID iD iconorcid.org/0000-0002-3164-6352
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Yström, A., Gorgijevski, A., Karabag, S. F., Magnusson, T., Werner, V. & Wigger, K. (2024). En hållbar processindustri? Strategier för att navigera mot grön omställning. MGMT of Innovation and Technology
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2024 (Swedish)In: MGMT of Innovation and TechnologyArticle in journal (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.)) Published
National Category
Other Engineering and Technologies Economics and Business
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-210238 (URN)
Funder
Swedish Energy Agency, P2022-01062
Available from: 2024-12-04 Created: 2024-12-04 Last updated: 2024-12-04
Werner, V., Wigger, K., Yström, A., Karabag, S. F. & Magnusson, T. (2024). Navigating ambidextrous programs towards net-zero emissions: Evidence from a Swedish process industry firm. In: : . Paper presented at EURAM conference, Bath, June 25-28.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Navigating ambidextrous programs towards net-zero emissions: Evidence from a Swedish process industry firm
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2024 (English)Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Refereed)
National Category
Other Mechanical Engineering Business Administration
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-205632 (URN)
Conference
EURAM conference, Bath, June 25-28
Available from: 2024-06-27 Created: 2024-06-27 Last updated: 2024-06-27
Magnusson, T., Karabag, S. F., Wigger, K. & Andersson, G. (2024). Sustainability transitions in tourism: on the transformation of a fragmented sector. Tourism Geographies, 26(2), 157-172
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2024 (English)In: Tourism Geographies, ISSN 1461-6688, E-ISSN 1470-1340, ISSN 1461-6688, Vol. 26, no 2, p. 157-172Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This conceptual paper argues that there are unrealized benefits from a cross-fertilization between research on sustainable tourism and sustainability transitions studies. With the aim to stimulate such cross-fertilization, the paper identifies three contemporary streams in sustainability transitions studies that are particularly relevant for sustainable tourism: deep transitions, transitions in practice, and the geography of transitions. These three streams present complementary perspectives, which can help reach a more nuanced understanding of transition processes in the tourism sector. The paper concludes that while research on sustainable tourism can benefit from theories, concepts, and frameworks from research on sustainability transitions, research on sustainable tourism can support further conceptual developments in sustainability transitions studies. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Taylor & Francis, 2024
Keywords
Tourism, sustainability transitions, sustainable development, deep transitions, transitions in practice, geography of transitions
National Category
Other Engineering and Technologies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-199634 (URN)10.1080/14616688.2023.2291700 (DOI)001125367800001 ()2-s2.0-85179659848 (Scopus ID)
Projects
The future of event and meeting industry for transport effective society
Funder
Swedish Energy Agency, 2020-024533
Available from: 2023-12-14 Created: 2023-12-14 Last updated: 2025-04-08Bibliographically approved
Magnusson, T. & Werner, V. (2023). Conceptualisations of incumbent firms in sustainability transitions: Insights from organisation theory and a systematic literature review. Business Strategy and the Environment, 32(2), 903-919
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2023 (English)In: Business Strategy and the Environment, ISSN 0964-4733, E-ISSN 1099-0836, Vol. 32, no 2, p. 903-919Article, review/survey (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Following the tradition of using opposing concepts as a basis for organisational analysis, this article advances a theory-based understanding of incumbent firms in sustainability transitions. Building on seminal transition studies, we propose innovating/defending and collaborating/competing as two useful spectra to describe organisational behaviours in transitions. Presenting the automotive industry as an explanatory case, we show results from a systematic literature review that reveal motives for diverging behaviours. Combining the spectra into a 2 x 2 matrix, we then introduce four conceptualisations to explain the observed motives and behaviours. The conceptualisations are associated with different streams of organisation theory: dynamic capabilities and the resource-based view, resource-dependence theory, neo-institutional theory and theories on organisational learning and path dependence. Referring to organisational ambidexterity, value configurations and political arenas, we conclude that transitions research can reach a more multifaceted understanding by challenging the prevailing notion of the firm as a coherent actor.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Wiley, 2023
Keywords
automotive industry; environmental innovation; incumbent; organisational behaviour; sustainability transition; systematic literature review
National Category
Business Administration
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-185027 (URN)10.1002/bse.3081 (DOI)000789523900001 ()
Note

Funding Agencies|Swedish Energy Agency [P46351-1]

Available from: 2022-05-18 Created: 2022-05-18 Last updated: 2024-01-10Bibliographically approved
Magnusson, T., Zanatta, H., Larsson, M., Kanda, W. & Hjelm, O. (2022). Circular economy, varieties of capitalism and technology diffusion: Anaerobic digestion in Sweden and Paraná. Journal of Cleaner Production, 335, Article ID 130300.
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2022 (English)In: Journal of Cleaner Production, ISSN 0959-6526, E-ISSN 1879-1786, Vol. 335, article id 130300Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The transition to a circular economy relies on systems that facilitate waste recovery and recirculation of resources. These systems are based on certain enabling technologies. The aim of this paper is to explain how socio-economic structures influence the diffusion of such technologies. It applies a framework built on societal embedding and varieties of capitalism to compare the diffusion of anaerobic digestion (AD) in Sweden in northern Europe and Paraná in southern Brazil. Both Sweden and Paraná have experienced accelerated diffusion of AD, but there are significant differences in the respective diffusion patterns. The comparative analysis points to a tradeoff between system complexity and speed of diffusion. It illustrates how AD can be presented as a solution to various problems, and it further shows how the specific problems that gain attention shape diffusion patterns. By showing how socio-economic structures influence the appointment of problem owners, their agency, and legitimate forms of institutional support, the analysis demonstrates how economic systems condition technology diffusion.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier, 2022
Keywords
Biogas, Circular economy, Diffusion of innovations, Geography of sustainability transitions, Societal embedding, Varieties of capitalism
National Category
Business Administration Economics Energy Systems Other Environmental Engineering Economic Geography
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-182538 (URN)10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.130300 (DOI)000772777700001 ()2-s2.0-85122037114 (Scopus ID)
Projects
Biogas Research Center
Funder
Swedish Energy Agency, 35624–3
Note

Funding: Swedish Energy AgencySwedish Energy AgencyMaterials & Energy Research Center (MERC) [35624-3]

Available from: 2022-01-25 Created: 2022-01-25 Last updated: 2023-12-27Bibliographically approved
Boon, W., Magnusson, T. & Hyysalo, S. (2022). Introduction to ‘Markets in sustainability transitions’. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 45, 30-35
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2022 (English)In: Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, ISSN 2210-4224, E-ISSN 2210-4232, Vol. 45, p. 30-35Article in journal, Editorial material (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

If sustainability transitions research is to be relevant for upscaled diffusion of radical innovations and wide systemic socio-technical changes, then markets remain critical to account for. Founding frameworks in transition studies regard markets and market formation as important. Yet, the conceptualization of markets has so far not been elaborate: markets are mostly pictured as target areas for sustainable innovation and emphasis is on diffusion and user involvement. This special issue aims to unpack the notion of markets and market formation in sustainability transitions. The special issue contains in total 13 papers, which draw on theory from various scientific disciplines, use diverse research approaches, and cover a multitude of contexts. Altogether, the collection of papers stimulates broader theorizing of markets in sustainability transitions and the formulation of an agenda for future studies on markets in sustainability transitions. This editorial paper proposes relevant topics for such a research agenda.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2022
Keywords
Markets, Market formation, Market shaping, Transitions
National Category
Business Administration
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-189006 (URN)10.1016/j.eist.2022.08.006 (DOI)000863276300003 ()
Funder
Swedish Energy Agency
Available from: 2022-10-06 Created: 2022-10-06 Last updated: 2022-12-16
Kanda, W., Zanatta, H., Magnusson, T., Hjelm, O. & Larsson, M. (2022). Policy coherence in a fragmented context: the case of biogas systems in Brazil. Energy Research & Social Science, 87, Article ID 102454.
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2022 (English)In: Energy Research & Social Science, ISSN 2214-6296, E-ISSN 2214-6326, Vol. 87, article id 102454Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Policy mixes are needed to overcome the different barriers hindering sustainability transitions. This creates the need for policy coherence. Policy coherence studies in sustainability transitions literature are dominated by European cases, limiting their generalizability. This article analyzes policy mixes related to biogas systems and their related coherence issues, and, how that influences biogas production and use in Brazil. We identified policy coherence within and between biogas related sectors and over time, showing how the pre-conditions for biogas production, distribution and use differ considerably between the Brazilian states. This points to a need for decentralized governance structures to enable policy differentiation, as a complement to policy coherence. The article concludes that the characteristics of biogas systems as being locally embedded constitutes a challenge in hierarchical market economies such as Brazil, where policy development, resource mobilization and allocation are highly centralized.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier, 2022
Keywords
Policy differentiation, Policy analysis, Governance, Bioenergy, Policy mix, Global south, Policy incoherence
National Category
Peace and Conflict Studies Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-182351 (URN)10.1016/j.erss.2021.102454 (DOI)000737112000007 ()2-s2.0-85121659385 (Scopus ID)
Note

Funding Agencies: Swedish Biogas Research Center (BRC) - Swedish Energy Agency [35624-3]

Available from: 2022-01-17 Created: 2022-01-17 Last updated: 2025-02-20Bibliographically approved
Werner, V., Onufrey, K. & Magnusson, T. (2021). From protection to selective exposure: commercial demonstrations as steppingstones for upscaled technology diffusion. International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, 21(3), 250-272
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2021 (English)In: International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, ISSN 1470-9511, E-ISSN 1741-5012, Vol. 21, no 3, p. 250-272Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Examining how actively constructed processes of demand articulation can enable upscaled technology diffusion, this paper introduces a distinction between pre-commercial and commercial demonstrations. The paper argues that these two forms of demonstration play different roles in the adoption of innovative technologies. Whereas pre-commercial demonstrations are initiated to facilitate entry into niche markets, commercial demonstrations are devised to ease entry to mass markets. The paper presents a comparative case analysis of commercial demonstration projects featuring electrified heavy trucks in urban applications. The analysis focuses on the relation between the technologies and the selection environments they operate in, showing how stakeholders actively shape selection environments in commercial demonstrations. The analysis further shows how network relationships and lessons learned empower stakeholders to articulate forceful demands on institutional changes that promote an upscaled technology diffusion.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
InderScience Publishers, 2021
Keywords
demand articulation, electric vehicle, market niche, demonstration, technology diffusion, upscaled diffusion
National Category
Economics and Business
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-177984 (URN)10.1504/IJATM.2021.10039470 (DOI)
Funder
Swedish Energy Agency, P46351-1
Available from: 2021-07-12 Created: 2021-07-12 Last updated: 2023-09-28Bibliographically approved
Werner, V., Flaig, A., Magnusson, T. & Ottosson, M. (2021). (Un)capable market-shapers - Incumbents in sustainability transitions. In: : . Paper presented at 6th NEST Conference, Sofia, Bulgari, April 8-9, 2021.
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2021 (English)Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Other academic)
National Category
Economics and Business
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-174920 (URN)
Conference
6th NEST Conference, Sofia, Bulgari, April 8-9, 2021
Available from: 2021-04-09 Created: 2021-04-09 Last updated: 2021-04-14Bibliographically approved
Werner, V., Flaig, A., Magnusson, T. & Ottosson, M. (2021). Using dynamic capabilities to shape markets for alternative technologies:: A comparative case study of automotive incumbents. In: : . Paper presented at 12th International Sustainability Transitions Conference, 5 – 8 October, Karlsruhe (online), Germany..
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2021 (English)Conference paper, Oral presentation only (Other academic)
National Category
Business Administration
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-203666 (URN)
Conference
12th International Sustainability Transitions Conference, 5 – 8 October, Karlsruhe (online), Germany.
Funder
Swedish Energy Agency, P46351-1
Available from: 2024-05-23 Created: 2024-05-23 Last updated: 2024-10-24Bibliographically approved
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