Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Afewerki, Samson"
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Conditions for growth in the Norwegian offshore wind industry. International market developments, Norwegian firm characteristics and strategies, and policies for industry development
Aspelund, Arild; Steen, Markus; Afewerki, Samson; Bjørgum, Øyvind; Sæther, Erik Andreas; Kenzhegaliyeva, Assiya (Research report, 2019) -
Configuring floating production networks: A case study of a new offshore wind technology across two oil and gas economies
Afewerki, Samson; Karlsen, Asbjørn; MacKinnon, Danny (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The authors employ the global production network (GPN) approach to analyse the development of the renewable energy sector. Through a case study of the development of a Hywind floating offshore wind project (Hywind) across ... -
Firm agency and global production network dynamics
Afewerki, Samson (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The Global production networks (GPN) framework has been influential in the analysis of globally coordinated economic arrangements. However, research on GPNs tend to focus on a well-established industries and their existing ... -
Gaining lead firm position in an emerging industry: A global production networks analysis of two Scandinavian energy firms in offshore wind power
Afewerki, Samson; Steen, Markus (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Global production networks (GPN) research has given limited attention to lead firms’ competitive strategies in emerging project-based industries (PBIs). Informed by the industry life cycle approach, the authors develop a ... -
Legitimation, institutions and regional path creation: a cross-national study of offshore wind
MacKinnon, Danny; Karlsen, Asbjørn; Dawley, Stuart; Steen, Markus; Afewerki, Samson; Kenzhegaliyeva, Assiya (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)This paper assesses legitimation as a crucial dimension of industry emergence, addressing the neglect of institutional and political aspects of path creation in economic geography. It investigates how the legitimacy of ... -
Policy mixes for just sustainable development in regions specialized in carbon-intensive industries: the case of two Norwegian petro-maritime regions
Afewerki, Samson; Karlsen, Asbjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Research on the Geography of Sustainability Transitions (GOST) has enhanced our understanding in how place-based factors condition sustainability transitions. Its emphasis on the geography of niche development, however, ... -
Technology legitimation and strategic coupling: A cross-national study of floating wind power in Norway and Scotland
MacKinnon, Danny; Afewerki, Samson; Karlsen, Asbjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Building upon recent work in sustainability transitions studies and economic geography, this paper is concerned with the process of legitimation by which emerging technologies are aligned with broader societal rules and ...