ASYSTEMS，APPROACH TO INNOVATION SUCCESS: STEPS IN ADOPTING E-VEHICLES IN CITY LOGISTICS

摘要

The adoption of innovation has frequently been described as path-dependent, highlighting therandomness in overcoming barriers. Addressing these issues within a System provides animproved understanding of the forces at work and allows for the planning andimplementation of policy interventions in favor of innovation uptake especially when theobjective is welfare.Extending the Systems，Innovation approach, a Systems，Innovation framework forpolicy support is produced to assist in indicating when and how to intervene in the adoption/technology transfer process. The proposed framework is applied to the introduction of e-vehicles in city logistics. Findings indicate the dependence of the innovation uptake on theinnovation leader/champion and the need to transfer leadership from central authorities tomunicipal authorities in order to move from the initiation stage to the implementation stage.The importance of strong networks between innovation actors and respective building ofcapabilities, which may also work in favor of other competitive innovations, is also derivedfrom the analysis.