The Role of Intermediaries in Sociotechnical Transitions: A Systematic Framework Towards Sustainability Management

IF 12.5 1区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

Business Strategy and The Environment Pub Date : 2025-03-07 DOI:10.1002/bse.4237

Rodrigo Cortopassi Goron Lobo, Marivanda Bortoloso Pigatto, Danielle Denes, Andrew Jay Isaak

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Modern society grapples with socio-environmental challenges such as pandemics, climate change, resource depletion, and poverty alleviation. Recent research underscores the crucial role of intermediaries in expediting the shift towards sustainability management. This study examines how intermediaries influence sociotechnical transitions towards sustainability within the biogas technological innovation system (TIS) in Paraná state, Brazil. The relationships between transitions and entrepreneurial innovation, strategy, and ESG were examined in-depth in 27 interviews and then triangulated with historical records, using the case of the International Center of Renewable Energies and Biogas (CIbiogás)—an organization created with the support of the United Nations. Findings indicate that intermediaries are pivotal in facilitating sociotechnical transitions through connections with individuals, networks, and organizations. The paper contributes to the literature on sociotechnical transitions by deepening our understanding of intermediaries' role in transitions towards sustainability and by furnishing a systematic framework to guide future research in this domain.

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中介在社会技术转型中的作用：可持续管理的系统框架

现代社会面临着诸如流行病、气候变化、资源枯竭和减贫等社会环境挑战。最近的研究强调了中介机构在加速向可持续性管理转变方面的关键作用。本研究考察了中介机构如何影响巴西帕拉纳州沼气技术创新系统（TIS）内的社会技术向可持续发展的转变。在27次访谈中，我们深入研究了转型与企业创新、战略和ESG之间的关系，然后以联合国支持下创建的国际可再生能源和沼气中心（CIbiogás）为例，对历史记录进行了三角测量。研究结果表明，中介机构通过与个人、网络和组织的联系，在促进社会技术转型方面发挥着关键作用。本文通过加深我们对中介机构在可持续转型中的作用的理解，并通过提供一个系统的框架来指导该领域的未来研究，为社会技术转型的文献做出了贡献。

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19.40%

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336

期刊介绍： Business Strategy and the Environment (BSE) is a leading academic journal focused on business strategies for improving the natural environment. It publishes peer-reviewed research on various topics such as systems and standards, environmental performance, disclosure, eco-innovation, corporate environmental management tools, organizations and management, supply chains, circular economy, governance, green finance, industry sectors, and responses to climate change and other contemporary environmental issues. The journal aims to provide original contributions that enhance the understanding of sustainability in business. Its target audience includes academics, practitioners, business managers, and consultants. However, BSE does not accept papers on corporate social responsibility (CSR), as this topic is covered by its sibling journal Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. The journal is indexed in several databases and collections such as ABI/INFORM Collection, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, BIOBASE, Emerald Management Reviews, GeoArchive, Environment Index, GEOBASE, INSPEC, Technology Collection, and Web of Science.