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Ex auditorio questions: the chair of the defence will invite the attending audience at Kristen Nygaards sal to ask ex auditorio questions.
Trial lecture
“Trade-offs in the strategic transformation of incumbents towards sustainability”
Time and place: May 24, 2024 10:15 AM, Kristen Nygaards sal (5370), Ole-Johan Dahls hus/ Zoom
Main research findings
This dissertation is motivated by understanding how fossil fuel incumbents navigate sustainability transitions with respect to the rising pressure to change towards sustainability-oriented solutions. Incumbents simultaneously engage in change and maintenance mechanisms through discursive framing that allows them to engage in opposing technology domains of O&G and renewable energy. Observing the incumbent mechanisms from a collective level reflects how their efforts shape the overall direction of the entire O&G industry, which shows a continuous engagement in fossil fuels, reshaping the meaning of O&G under a more sustainability-friendly connotation to shield harmful impacts. The ongoing engagement in O&G will not allow a radical reduction of emissions necessary to secure a sustainable future.
Adjudication committee
- Assistant Professor Christina Bidmon, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
- Associate Professor George Ferns, University of Bath, UK
- Professor Maja Van Der Velden, Department of informatics, UIO/ NTNU, Norway
Supervisors
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Associate Professor Birthe Soppe, Department of Informatics, UiO
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Associate Professor Katja Maria Hydle, Department of Informatics, UiO
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Professor Taran Mari Thune, TIK Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture, UiO
Chair of defence:
Contact information at Department: Mozhdeh Sheibani Harat