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Title A framework of disruptive sustainable innovation: an example of the Finnish food system
ID_Doc 65316
Authors Kuokkanen, A; Uusitalo, V; Koistinen, K
Title A framework of disruptive sustainable innovation: an example of the Finnish food system
Year 2019
Published Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 31.0, 7
DOI 10.1080/09537325.2018.1550254
Abstract Disruptive innovations are perceived necessary for accelerating sustainability transitions. However, it is not always clear what exactly is meant by it, what is to be disrupted, and by whom. Socio-technical transition research on pays too much attention at the technological niche-innovations in the production, and overlooks business model innovation and user practices in the consumption, whilst management literature on disruptive innovation falls short in the scale and scope of disruption in terms of systemic outcome. Thus, the first aim of the paper is to synthesise the extant literature and put forward a general practice-based view on disruptive sustainable innovation. The second aim of the paper is to use empirical data to elaborate the theoretical framework in the Finnish food system context. Four firm-level cases provide empirical scrutiny to each type of disruptive sustainable innovation in the food system and shed light on the interlinked practices of producer-entrepreneurs and citizen-consumers.
Author Keywords Sustainability transitions; disruptive innovation; disruptive sustainable innovation; food system; food system innovation
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
EID WOS:000468443200001
WoS Category Management; Multidisciplinary Sciences
Research Area Business & Economics; Science & Technology - Other Topics
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