K Matthias Weber
Biographic Data
| ID | 4082517 |
|---|---|
| NAME | K Matthias Weber |
| GIVEN NAMES | K Matthias |
| FAMILY NAME | Weber |
| SIGNATURE | WEBER K M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Austrian Institute of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6423-8101 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 40 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Trajectories and turning points
We introduce generalisation as an intermediated trajectory to explain how system innovations, like alternative food systems, diffuse. While existing literature on diffusion and scaling focuses on human agency and steady progression, we propose a relational, object-oriented approach that highlights the role of situated intermediation punctuating/disrupting trajectories of generalisation. We identify four key objects of intermediation—knowledge, va…
Setting the scene for discussing innovation policy directions
Contains fulltext : 322354.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access
Advancing the understanding of social innovation in sustainability transitions
The increasing academic interest in social innovation for addressing societal challenges is mirrored by a growing recognition by policymakers of its potential relevance. Considering that social innovation research has largely emerged outside the field of sustainability transition, the core aim of this special issue is to introduce the diversity of perspectives on social innovation to the sustainability transitions research community, and in doing…
Innovation studies, social innovation, and sustainability transitions research
This article is a first attempt towards building an integrative analytical framework to study goal-orientated transformative change (GOTC) processes, defined as system-transforming processes that are guided by the ambition to resolve current or expected future societal challenges. GOTC can only start once a broad range of possible goals are considered by key stakeholders and major relevant actors are committed to act. Hence, there is a need for w…
Sustainable development goals in the research and innovation policy of the European Union
Foresight and technology assessment for the Austrian parliament — Finding new ways of debating the future of industry 4.0
Moving innovation systems research to the next level
The concept of innovation systems has been a guiding paradigm of innovation research and strongly influenced research and innovation policy since the early 1990s. In spite of this success, criticisms have been raised in recent years about whether it is still a suitable framework for addressing the innovation-related challenges of the future. In the present paper we claim that systemic explanations of innovation success have still a very important…
The Success and Failure of Combined Heat and Power (CHP) in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands
Stewart Russell’s research work on combined heat and power / district heating (CHP/DH) in the UK was among the first empirical contributions to demonstrate that technological change is not just determined by seemingly objective technical and economic performance characteristics, but rather the result of social choices. His rich conceptual thinking is reconstructed in a coherent framework, and its explanatory power explored by analysing the innova…
Legitimizing research, technology and innovation policies for transformative change
Foresight for Sustainability-Oriented Policy-Making Vorausschau in nachhaltigkeits-orientierten Politikprozessen
Vorausschau in nachhaltigkeitsorientierten PolitikprozessenForesight for Sustainability-Oriented Policy-Making
Transforming Large Socio-technical Systems towards Sustainability
(2003). Transforming Large Socio-technical Systems towards Sustainability: On the Role of Users and Future Visions for the Uptake of City Logistics and Combined Heat and Power Generation. Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research: Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 155-175
Moving innovation systems research to the next level
The concept of innovation systems has been a guiding paradigm of innovation research and strongly influenced research and innovation policy since the early 1990s. In spite of this success, criticisms have been raised in recent years about whether it is still a suitable framework for addressing the innovation-related challenges of the future. In the present paper we claim that systemic explanations of innovation success have still a very important…
Innovation studies, social innovation, and sustainability transitions research
This article is a first attempt towards building an integrative analytical framework to study goal-orientated transformative change (GOTC) processes, defined as system-transforming processes that are guided by the ambition to resolve current or expected future societal challenges. GOTC can only start once a broad range of possible goals are considered by key stakeholders and major relevant actors are committed to act. Hence, there is a need for w…
Advancing the understanding of social innovation in sustainability transitions
The increasing academic interest in social innovation for addressing societal challenges is mirrored by a growing recognition by policymakers of its potential relevance. Considering that social innovation research has largely emerged outside the field of sustainability transition, the core aim of this special issue is to introduce the diversity of perspectives on social innovation to the sustainability transitions research community, and in doing…
Transforming Large Socio-technical Systems towards Sustainability
(2003). Transforming Large Socio-technical Systems towards Sustainability: On the Role of Users and Future Visions for the Uptake of City Logistics and Combined Heat and Power Generation. Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research: Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 155-175
Foresight and technology assessment for the Austrian parliament — Finding new ways of debating the future of industry 4.0
Transforming Large Socio-technical Systems towards Sustainability
(2003). Transforming Large Socio-technical Systems towards Sustainability: On the Role of Users and Future Visions for the Uptake of City Logistics and Combined Heat and Power Generation. Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research: Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 155-175
Legitimizing research, technology and innovation policies for transformative change
Foresight for Sustainability-Oriented Policy-Making Vorausschau in nachhaltigkeits-orientierten Politikprozessen
Vorausschau in nachhaltigkeitsorientierten PolitikprozessenForesight for Sustainability-Oriented Policy-Making
The Success and Failure of Combined Heat and Power (CHP) in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands
Stewart Russell’s research work on combined heat and power / district heating (CHP/DH) in the UK was among the first empirical contributions to demonstrate that technological change is not just determined by seemingly objective technical and economic performance characteristics, but rather the result of social choices. His rich conceptual thinking is reconstructed in a coherent framework, and its explanatory power explored by analysing the innova…
Moving innovation systems research to the next level
The concept of innovation systems has been a guiding paradigm of innovation research and strongly influenced research and innovation policy since the early 1990s. In spite of this success, criticisms have been raised in recent years about whether it is still a suitable framework for addressing the innovation-related challenges of the future. In the present paper we claim that systemic explanations of innovation success have still a very important…
Foresight and technology assessment for the Austrian parliament — Finding new ways of debating the future of industry 4.0
Sustainable development goals in the research and innovation policy of the European Union
Innovation studies, social innovation, and sustainability transitions research
This article is a first attempt towards building an integrative analytical framework to study goal-orientated transformative change (GOTC) processes, defined as system-transforming processes that are guided by the ambition to resolve current or expected future societal challenges. GOTC can only start once a broad range of possible goals are considered by key stakeholders and major relevant actors are committed to act. Hence, there is a need for w…
Advancing the understanding of social innovation in sustainability transitions
The increasing academic interest in social innovation for addressing societal challenges is mirrored by a growing recognition by policymakers of its potential relevance. Considering that social innovation research has largely emerged outside the field of sustainability transition, the core aim of this special issue is to introduce the diversity of perspectives on social innovation to the sustainability transitions research community, and in doing…
Setting the scene for discussing innovation policy directions
Contains fulltext : 322354.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access
Trajectories and turning points
We introduce generalisation as an intermediated trajectory to explain how system innovations, like alternative food systems, diffuse. While existing literature on diffusion and scaling focuses on human agency and steady progression, we propose a relational, object-oriented approach that highlights the role of situated intermediation punctuating/disrupting trajectories of generalisation. We identify four key objects of intermediation—knowledge, va…
Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (7 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Economics (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Sustainability (5 works) · Ecology (4 works) · Economic system (4 works) · Futures studies (4 works) · Political science (4 works)