The diffusion of a policy innovation in the energy sector: evidence from the collective switching case in Europe

Silvia Blasi and Silvia Rita Sedita ()

Industry and Innovation, 2020, vol. 27, issue 6, 680-704

Abstract: This paper investigates the heterogeneity of ways through which a policy innovation affects the structure and the complex interactions taking place within a business ecosystem and how different business ecosystems react differently to a policy innovation, given their structural and behavioural characteristics. The paper focuses on a specific policy innovation, namely the collective switching. We performed a cross-country analysis using the 6C framework as a tool for identifying differences in the structure and behaviours of energy business ecosystems after the introduction of collective switching. We examined in rich detail 11 European countries’ collective switching campaigns, and provide an accurate description of the transformations of their energy business ecosystems. Semi-structured interviews, conducted with consumer associations that organised collective switching campaigns, provide insights for the definition of some policy interventions.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1080/13662716.2019.1616535

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