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Exploring the Adoption of Service-Dominant Logic as an Integrative Framework for Assessing Energy Transitions

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  • Debora Sarno

    (Department of Management and Quantitative Studies, University of Naples Parthenope, 80133 Naples, Italy)

  • Pierluigi Siano

    (Department of Management and Innovation Systems, University of Salerno, 84084 Salerno, Italy
    Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Science, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2006, South Africa)

Abstract

Energy transitions (ETs) can solve some societal problems but must transform societies. Accordingly, socio-technical transitions and other systemic frameworks have been used to assess ETs. However, based on these frameworks, assessments miss a value co-creation orientation, the focus on actors’ researched benefits and enabled service exchange, and the consideration of needed de/re-institutionalization practices. Analyzing those elements could prevent socioeconomic shocks and loss of opportunities and unfold possible ET challenges against ET viability and sustainability. Intending to develop a theory synthesis work for enriching previous frameworks, we propose service-dominant logic (S-D logic) as an integrative framework to assess ETs. We offer a literature review on ET systems’ frameworks to compare them with the proposal. We also identify the implications of adopting S-D logic for rethinking energy systems’ dynamics and ETs. Thus, we contribute to the literature by providing an integrative framework for assessing ETs and we illustrate its potentialities by deriving some challenges of the current Italian ET. This study paves the way for deeper analyses on the contribution of S-D logic to ETs and the operationalization of other systems’ frameworks in our integrative one. Merging with quantitative models could also follow.

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  • Debora Sarno & Pierluigi Siano, 2022. "Exploring the Adoption of Service-Dominant Logic as an Integrative Framework for Assessing Energy Transitions," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(15), pages 1-26, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:15:p:9755-:d:882966
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