ABSTRACT

This paper explores the strategic goals behind actors’ involvement in emerging technological innovation systems (TISs) for sustainable technologies and the way they contribute to the development of the TIS functions. Based on six expert interviews with firms within the biorefinery sector in Germany, we observe four different strategic goals driving firm-actors’ involvement: (1) exploiting new markets and businesses, (2) learning about the potential of new markets and businesses, (3) developing new technologies and (4) building up new market applications. We also differentiate between three firm-actor types: (1) a leading type of incumbent firm highly contributing to the TIS functions; (2) a learning type of incumbent firm with lower contribution; and (3) a ‘fill the gap’ type of SME or start-up producing complementary knowledge or connecting other TIS actors.

摘要

本文探讨了参与者参与可持续技术新兴技术创新系统 (TIS) 背后的战略目标，以及他们为 TIS 功能发展做出贡献的方式。根据对德国生物精炼行业公司的六次专家访谈，我们观察到推动公司参与者参与的四个不同战略目标：（1）开拓新市场和业务，（2）了解新市场和业务的潜力，（ 3）开发新技术和（4）建立新的市场应用。我们还区分了三种公司行为者类型：(1) 对 TIS 功能做出高度贡献的领先类型的现有公司；（2）学习型在职企业，贡献较低；