The Role of Intermediaries in Sociotechnical Transitions: A Systematic Framework Towards Sustainability Management
研究以巴西巴拉那州沼气技术创新系统为例，通过27次访谈和历史记录三角验证，揭示中介如何通过连接个人、网络和组织促进可持续转型，并提供一个系统框架指导未来研究。
ABSTRACT Modern society grapples with socio‐environmental challenges such as pandemics, climate change, resource depletion, and poverty alleviation. Recent research underscores the crucial role of intermediaries in expediting the shift towards sustainability management. This study examines how intermediaries influence sociotechnical transitions towards sustainability within the biogas technological innovation system (TIS) in Paraná state, Brazil. The relationships between transitions and entrepreneurial innovation, strategy, and ESG were examined in‐depth in 27 interviews and then triangulated with historical records, using the case of the International Center of Renewable Energies and Biogas (CIbiogás)—an organization created with the support of the United Nations. Findings indicate that intermediaries are pivotal in facilitating sociotechnical transitions through connections with individuals, networks, and organizations. The paper contributes to the literature on sociotechnical transitions by deepening our understanding of intermediaries' role in transitions towards sustainability and by furnishing a systematic framework to guide future research in this domain.