Sustainable Innovation

Innovation is mostly seen as something positive for economic and also societal development. It is conceived as worthy of support, meaning policy makers have been enthusiastically promoting innovative activities. However,...

Possible Topics: 1. Indicators for User Innovation 2. User Innovation in collaborative online communities 3. The relevance of user innovation for companies

How peer communities advance sustainable innovations Innovation studies have traditionally focused on firm activities. However, enabled by digital technologies, peer collaboration has become an essential element of innovation...

The project aims to examine the relationship between the procurement officer and the gender of the CEO of a firm that wins a public contract. The International Trade Center (ITC) estimated that currently women-owned businesses...

The project aims to examine quantitatively the connection between firms’ participation in public procurement and their innovation activity. Thus far, the literature has established a conceptual link between public procurement and...

Contact: Rainer Quitzow. Energy transitions take shape within unique techno-economic, political and social settings. Systematic analyses of such processes at the country-level can help further our understanding of the drivers...

Contact: Rainer Quitzow. The deployment of wind and solar energy varies significantly in scope and speed within countries. In some cases, this may be related to resource availability, but in most cases other techno-economic,...