1st Edition

Organizing the Dutch Energy Transition

Edited By Hans van Kranenburg, Sjors Witjes Copyright 2024
300 Pages 23 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

300 Pages 23 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

300 Pages 23 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book addresses learnings from the energy transition in the Netherlands. This book brings together contributions from experts in academia and practice to the Dutch energy transition by sharing their knowledge and experience gained over many years and from different roles and responsibilities. The chapters are clustered around four key perspectives – Policy, Sector, Organization, and Future... Read more

Chapter 1 - Sharing different perspectives on organizing the Dutch energy transition

Hans van Kranenburg and Sjors Witjes

 

Chapter 2: Navigating the phase out and phase in of the Dutch energy transition: Focusing events, framing contests, and policy instruments

Ivo Beenakker, Linda Carton, Hans van Kranenburg, and Sietske Veenman

 

Chapter 3: The coming-of-age of energy regions: Reconstructing the formation and stabilization of the Regional Energy Strategy as an instrument for the spatial planning of on-land renewable energy in the Netherlands

Martijn Gerritsen

 

Chapter 4: Homeowners’ policy resistance in the energy transition

Lodewijk Emmen and Merel van der Wal

 

Chapter 5: Mismatches in just energy transitions:  A comparative analysis of policy and citizens' future narratives

Sietske Veenman, Maria Kaufmann, Simone Haarbosch, and Ismay Kieskamp

 

Chapter 6: Fairness! The key to the communities’ acceptance of wind farms?

Gerrit Willem Ziggers

 

Chapter 7: The power of alignment: Conceptualizing strategy-identity alignment in Dutch energy companies

Stephanie Koornneef and Stefan Breet

 

Chapter 8: The energy transition as a social phenomenon: A case study within network operator TenneT

Henk Ruiter, Robert Ross, Ed Vosselman, and Koos Wagensveld

 

Chapter 9: Getting organized in the Dutch energy transition; dynamic capabilities enabling shaping up for a changing context

Arjan Pouw and Ruben Mosink

 

Chapter 10: What it takes to simultaneously create value for multiple stakeholders: Stakeholder orientation and stakeholder-oriented capabilities

Vincent de Gooyert, Etiënne A.J.A. Rouwette, Hans van Kranenburg, R. Edward Freeman, and Harry van Breen

 

Chapter 11: Transformational ability of energy network companies: The role of intra-organizational boundary spanners

Hans van Kranenburg, Sjors Witjes, and Larissa Shnayder

 

Chapter 12: The need for a multi-strategy approach

Pallas Agterberg

 

Index

 

Biography

Hans van Kranenburg is Full Professor of Strategic Management in particular Corporate Strategy at Radboud University, the Netherlands. He is the head of Business Administration and an expert in market and nonmarket strategic behavior of organizations, stakeholder management, industry dynamics, alliances, and media management and economics.

Sjors Witjes is Associate Professor of Organisational Sustainability and Circularity at Radboud University, the Netherlands and president of the International Sustainable Development Research Society. Sjors has actively been part of corporate sustainability and innovation processes resulting in research and education that supports organizations to reflect on their contribution to a more sustainable society.