Dr. Simona Negro

Publications

2023

Scholarly publications

Wesche, J. P., Negro, S. O., Brugger, H. I., Eichhammer, W., & Hekkert, M. P. (2023). The influence of visions on cooperation among interest organizations in fragmented socio-technical systems. Environmental Policy and Governance. https://doi.org/10.1002/eet.2070
Elzinga, R., Janssen, M. J., Wesseling, J., Negro, S. O., & Hekkert, M. P. (2023). Assessing mission-specific innovation systems: Towards an analytical framework. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 48, [100745]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2023.100745
Tziva, M., Kalfagianni, A., Negro, S., & Hekkert, M. (2023). Plant-based protein products in the news: Mind the gap between innovation and public discourses. PLOS Sustainability and Transformation, 2(1), [e0000044]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pstr.0000044
Bulah, B. M., Negro, S. O., Beumer, K., & Hekkert, M. P. (2023). Institutional work as a key ingredient of food innovation success: The case of plant-based proteins. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 47, [100697]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2023.100697
Elzinga, R., Negro, S., & Hekkert, M. (2023). Transitie naar circulaire autobatterijen keten: Een missie-gedreven innovatie systeem analyse. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7573793
Reike, D., Hekkert, M. P., & Negro, S. O. (2023). Understanding circular economy transitions: The case of circular textiles. Business Strategy and the Environment, 32(3), 1032-1058. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3114

2022

Scholarly publications

Vroon, T., Teunissen, E., Drent, M., Negro, S., & van Sark, W. G. J. H. M. (2022). Corrigendum to “Escaping the niche market: An innovation system analysis of the Dutch building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) sector” [Renew Sustain Energy Rev 155 (2022) 111912]. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 166, 1-1. [112692]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112692
Elzinga, R., Janssen, M., Negro, S., & Hekkert, M. (2022). Unraveling Directionality: The interrelation between problems and solutions in mission-oriented innovation systems. Abstract from EU-SPRI Conference 2022, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Verburg, R. W., Verberne, E., & Negro, S. O. (2022). Accelerating the transition towards sustainable agriculture: The case of organic dairy farming in the Netherlands. Agricultural Systems, 198, 1-14. [103368]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2022.103368
Vroon, T., Teunissen, E., Drent, M., Negro, S. O., & Sark, W. G. J. H. M. V. (2022). Escaping the niche market: An innovation system analysis of the Dutch building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) sector. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 155, 1-14. [111912]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.111912
Loos, A. V. D., Langeveld, R., Hekkert, M., Negro, S., & Truffer, B. (2022). Developing local industries and global value chains: The case of offshore wind. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 174, 1-15. [121248]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2021.121248

2021

Scholarly publications

Elzinga, R., Janssen, M., Negro, S., & Hekkert, M. (2021). Mission-Oriented Innovation Systems Dynamics in the Circular Economy. 1-26. Paper presented at DRUID Conference 2021. https://conference.druid.dk/acc_papers/pp2nja3sy8855w5u9f73x3s7dg46uo.pdf
Wesche, J. P., Negro, S. O., Dütschke, E., & Hekkert, M. P. (2021). On accelerating the development of configurational innovation systems—the case of non-urban district heating in Germany. Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning and Policy, 16(11-12), 1110-1126. https://doi.org/10.1080/15567249.2021.1999345
Tziva, M., Negro, S. O., Kalfagianni, A., & Hekkert, M. P. (2021). Alliances as system builders: On the conditions of network formation and system building in sustainability transitions. Journal of Cleaner Production, 318, 1-12. [128616]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.128616

Professional publications

Hekkert, M. P., Reike, D., Rainville, A. M., & Negro, S. O. (2021). Transition to Circular Textiles in the Netherlands: An innovation systems analysis. Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management. https://www.government.nl/documents/reports/2021/01/12/transition-to-circular-textiles-in-the-netherlands-an-innovation-systems-analysis

2020

Scholarly publications

Elzinga, R., Negro, S. O., Janssen, M. J., Wesseling, J. H., & Hekkert, M. P. (2020). Het Missie-gedreven Innovatiesysteem: Uitbreiding 'Technologisch Innovatie Systeem'-raamwerk ter monitoring van de Circulaire Economie. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4005752
Hekkert, M. P., Janssen, M. J., Wesseling, J. H., & Negro, S. O. (2020). Mission-oriented innovation systems. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 34, 76-79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2019.11.011
Chappin, M. M. H., van den Oever, M. V. D., & Negro, S. O. (2020). An overview of factors for the adoption of energy efficient eco-innovation: The cases of the Dutch brewing and paper industry. Journal of Cleaner Production, 275, [124122]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124122
De Oliveira, L. G. S., Subtil Lacerda, J., & Negro, S. O. (2020). A mechanism-based explanation for blocking mechanisms in technological innovation systems. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 37, 18-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2020.07.006
Wesche, J. P., Negro, S. O., Brugger, H., Eichhammer, W. A., & Hekkert, M. P. (2020). How technology characteristics influence the emergence of advocacy coalitions in sustainability transitions - evidence from the German domestic heat system. Paper presented at The 11th International Sustainability Transition conference (IST).
van der Loos, H. Z. A., Negro, S. O., & Hekkert, M. P. (2020). How transformative innovation policy leads to early lock-in for offshore wind. Paper presented at The 11th International Sustainability Transition conference (IST).
Furtado, A. T., Hekkert, M. P., & Negro, S. O. (2020). Of actors, functions, and fuels: Exploring a second generation ethanol transition from a technological innovation systems perspective in Brazil. Energy Research and Social Science, 70, [101706]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2020.101706
Vermunt, D. A., Negro, S. O., Van Laerhoven, F. S. J., Verweij, P. A., & Hekkert, M. P. (2020). Sustainability transitions in the agri-food sector: How ecology affects transition dynamics. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 36, 236-249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2020.06.003
van der Loos, H. Z. A., Negro, S. O., & Hekkert, M. P. (2020). Low-carbon lock-in? Exploring transformative innovation policy and offshore wind energy pathways in the Netherlands. Energy Research and Social Science, 69, [101640]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2020.101640
Elzinga, R., Reike, D., Negro, S. O., & Boon, W. P. C. (2020). Consumer acceptance of circular business models. Journal of Cleaner Production, 254, [119988]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.119988
van der Loos, H. Z. A., Negro, S. O., & Hekkert, M. P. (2020). International markets and technological innovation systems: The case of offshore wind. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 34, 121-138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2019.12.006
Tziva, M., Negro, S. O., Kalfagianni, A., & Hekkert, M. P. (2020). Understanding the protein transition: The rise of plant-based meat substitutes. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 35, 217-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2019.09.004

2019

Scholarly publications

Hekkert, M. P., & Negro, S. O. (2019). Mission oriented innovation systems. Paper presented at EU-SPRI 2019 Conference, Rome, Italy.
Vermunt, D. A., Negro, S. O., Verweij, P. A., Kuppens, D. V., & Hekkert, M. P. (2019). Exploring barriers to implementing different circular business models. Journal of Cleaner Production, 222, 891-902. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.052
De Oliveira, L. G. S., & Negro, S. O. (2019). Contextual structures and interaction dynamics in the Brazilian Biogas Innovation System. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 107, 462-481. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2019.02.030
Wesche, J. P., Negro, S. O., Dütschke, E., Raven, R. P. J. M., & Hekkert, M. P. (2019). Configurational innovation systems – Explaining the slow German heat transition. Energy Research and Social Science, 52, 99-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2018.12.015
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/377981/2018_12_20_Configurational_Innovation_Systems_Post_Print.docx?sequence=3

2018

Scholarly publications

Moors, E. H. M., Kukk Fischer, P., Boon, W. P. C., Schellen, F., & Negro, S. O. (2018). Institutionalisation of markets: The case of personalised cancer medicine in the Netherlands. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 128, 133-143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2017.11.011

Other output

Reike, D., Negro, S. O., & Hekkert, M. P. (2018). Measuring progress in the transition towards a circular economy. Paper presented at 9th International Sustainability Transitions Conference (IST) 2018, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Wesche, J. P., Dütschke, E., Negro, S. O., Raven, R. P. J. M., & Hekkert, M. P. (2018). Policy change driven by niche advocacy coalitions: The German residential heat case. Paper presented at 9th International Sustainability Transitions Conference (IST) 2018, Manchester, United Kingdom.
van der Loos, H. Z. A., Negro, S. O., & Hekkert, M. P. (2018). RenewGrowth. Conditions for Growth in Renewable Energy Industries. Accessing Global Markets. Paper presented at 9th International Sustainability Transitions Conference (IST) 2018, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Vermunt, D. A., Negro, S. O., Verweij, P. A., & Hekkert, M. P. (2018). A conceptual framework that combines transition studies with socio-ecological system perspectives: understanding key change processes for biodiversity preservation in agricultural landscapes. Paper presented at 9th International Sustainability Transitions Conference (IST) 2018, Manchester, United Kingdom.

2017

Scholarly publications

Reichardt, K., Rogge, K. S., & Negro, S. O. (2017). Unpacking policy processes for addressing systemic problems in technological innovation systems: The case of offshore wind in Germany. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 80, 1217-1226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.05.280
Kishna, M., Negro, S., Alkemade, F., & Hekkert, M. (2017). Innovation at the end of the life cycle: discontinuous innovation strategies by incumbents. Industry and Innovation, 24(3), 263-279. https://doi.org/10.1080/13662716.2016.1226163
Kishna, M., Niesten, E., Negro, S., & Hekkert, M. P. (2017). The role of alliances in creating legitimacy of sustainable technologies: A study on the field of bio-plastics. Journal of Cleaner Production, 155(Part 2), 7-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.06.089

Other output

Silva de Oliveira, L. G., & Negro, S. O. (2017). Endogenous and exogenous influences on the evolution of Brazilian Biogas Innovation System. Paper presented at The 8th International Sustainability Transitions Conference, Gothenberg, Sweden.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/351038/6.pdf?sequence=1
Sandén, B., Hekkert, M. P., & Negro, S. O. (2017). Improving the rigour of the Technological Innovation Systems framework: towards a TIS model. Paper presented at The 8th International Sustainability Transitions Conference, Gothenberg, Sweden.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/351037/5.pdf?sequence=1
Wesche, J. P., Duetschke, E., Friedrichsen , N., Raven, R. P. J. M., Negro, S. O., & Hekkert, M. P. (2017). Why does the transition in the heating sector occur so slowly? A TIS in Context-based comparative analysis between the German electricity and heating sector. Poster session presented at The 8th International Sustainability Transitions Conference, Gothenberg, Sweden.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/351036/1.pdf?sequence=1
Reike, D., Leendertse, P. W., Negro, S. O., & Hekkert, M. P. (2017). Towards a better understanding of circular business model implementation through employing technological innovation systems analysis: a study on the innovation system for fiber reinforced plastics in the Netherlands. Paper presented at The 8th International Sustainability Transitions Conference, Gothenberg, Sweden.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/396376/client_Id_KONGRESS_project_Id_17365.pdf?sequence=1
Vermunt, D. A., Negro, S. O., Verweij, P. A., & Hekkert, M. P. (2017). Bringing ecology and ecosystems in transition research. Paper presented at The 8th International Sustainability Transitions Conference, Gothenberg, Sweden.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/396897/client_Id_KONGRESS_project_Id_17362.pdf?sequence=1

2016

Scholarly publications

Huang, P., Negro, S. O., Hekkert, M. P., & Bi, K. (2016). How China became a leader in solar PV: An innovation system analysis. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 64, 777-789. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2016.06.061
Reichardt, K., Negro, S. O., Rogge, K. S., & Hekkert, M. P. (2016). Analyzing interdependencies between policy mixes and technological innovation systems: The case of offshore wind in Germany. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 106, 11-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2016.01.029

Professional publications

Vermunt, D. A., Negro, S. O., Verweij, P. A., & Hekkert, M. P. (2016). Het ontwikkelen van je circulaire business: een onvermijdelijke sprong in het diepe? Geleerde lessen van 18 koplopers. De Groene Zaak. http://degroenezaak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dgz_essay_hekkert_v4_hyperlink.pdf
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/341129/ontwikkelen.pdf?sequence=1

Other output

Moors, E. H. M., Kukk, P., Boon, W. P. C., & Negro, S. O. (2016). Institutionalisation of markets for innovative health technologies: The case of personalised cancer medicine in the Netherlands. Abstract from 2016 Eu-SPRI Conference “Exploring New Avenues for Innovation and Research Policies, Lund, Sweden.

2015

Scholarly publications

Reichardt, K., Negro, S. O., Rogge, K. S., & Hekkert, M. P. (2015). Analyzing interdependencies between policy mixes and technological innovation systems: the case of offshore wind in Germany. (pp. 1-34). (Innovation Studies Utrecht (ISU) Working Paper Series; Vol. 15, No. 04). Utrecht University. http://www.geo.uu.nl/isu/pdf/isu1504.pdf
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/339508/isu1504.pdf?sequence=1
Kishna, M. J., Niesten, E. M. M. I., Negro, S. O., & Hekkert, M. P. (2015). The role of strategic alliances in creating technology legitimacy: a study on the emerging field of bio-plastics. (pp. 1-20). (Innovation Studies Utrecht (ISU) Working Paper Series; Vol. 15, No. 03). Utrecht University. http://www.geo.uu.nl/isu/pdf/isu1503.pdf
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/339507/isu1503.pdf?sequence=1
Smink, M. M., Koch, H. J., Niesten, E. M. M. I., Negro, S. O., & Hekkert, M. P. (2015). Institutional entrepreneurship in the emerging renewable energy field: incumbents versus new entrants. (pp. 1-48). (Innovation Studies Utrecht (ISU) Working Paper Series; Vol. 15, No. 01). Utrecht Univerity. http://www.geo.uu.nl/isu/pdf/isu1501.pdf
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/339505/isu1501.pdf?sequence=1
Smink, M., Negro, S. O., Niesten, E., & Hekkert, M. P. (2015). How mismatching institutional logics hinder niche-regime interaction and how boundary spanners intervene. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 100, 225-237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2015.07.004
Smink, M. M., Hekkert, M. P., & Negro, S. O. (2015). Keeping sustainable innovation on a leash? Exploring incumbents’ institutional strategies. Business Strategy and the Environment, 24(2), 86-101. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.1808

2014

Scholarly publications

Smink, M. M., Negro, S. O., & Hekkert, M. P. (2014). How mismatching institutional logics frustrate sustainability transitions. (pp. 1-22). (Innovation Studies Utrecht (ISU) Working Paper Series; Vol. 14, No. 01). Utrecht Univerity. http://www.geo.uu.nl/isu/pdf/isu1401.pdf
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/339504/isu1401.pdf?sequence=1

Other output

Moors, E. H. M., Negro, S. O., Boon, W. P. C., Kukk, P., & Schellekens, H. (2014). Explaining the transition towards personalized health innovation systems. The case of personalized cancer treatment in the Netherlands. Abstract from 2014 Eu-SPRI Conference Science and Innovation Policy: Dynamics, Challenges, Responsibility and Practice, Manchester (UK), Manchester, United Kingdom.
Smink, M. M., Negro, S. O., & Hekkert, M. P. (2014). How mismatching institutional logics frustrate sustainability transitions. Abstract from 2014 Eu-SPRI Conference Science and Innovation Policy: Dynamics, Challenges, Responsibility and Practice, Manchester (UK), Manchester, United Kingdom.

2013

Scholarly publications

Vasseur, V., Kamp, L. M., & Negro, S. O. (2013). A comparative analysis of Photovoltaic Technological Innovation Systems including international dimensions: the cases of Japan and The Netherlands. Journal of Cleaner Production, 48, 200-210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.01.017
Wieczorek, A. J., Negro, S. O., Harmsen, R., Heimeriks, G. J., Luo, L., & Hekkert, M. P. (2013). A review of the European offshore wind innovation system. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 26(2013), 294-306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2013.05.045

2012

Scholarly publications

Negro, S. O., Vasseur, V., van Sark, W. G. J. H. M., & Hekkert, M. P. (2012). Solar Eclipse: The rise and "dusk" of the Dutch PV Innovation System. International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management, 12(2012), 135-157. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJTPM.2012.046923
Kishna, M. J., Negro, S. O., Alkemade, F., & Hekkert, M. P. (2012). Radical Innovation Strategies of Environmental-Technology Entrepreneurs in the Dutch Greenhouse Horticulture Sector. In S. Underwood, R. Blundel, F. Lyon, & A. Schaefer (Eds.), Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research (pp. 25-27). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2040-7246

Other output

Wieczorek, A. J., Harmsen, R., Heimeriks, G. J., Hekkert, M. P., & Negro, S. O. (2012). Systemic instrument for systemic offshore wind problems in Europe. Abstract from IST 2012 - International Sustainability Transition Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Wieczorek, A. J., Jacobsson, S., Karltorp, K., Harmsen, R., Heimeriks, G. J., Negro, S. O., & Hekkert, M. P. (2012). Systemic weaknesses in the European offshore innovation system opportities for policy and strategy. Abstract from IST 2012 - International Sustainability Transition Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark.

2011

Scholarly publications

Negro, S. O., & Hekkert, M. P. (2011). Identifying Typical (Dys)-functional interaction patterns in the Dutch Biomass Innovation System. In D. Jansen, K. Ostertag, & R. Walz (Eds.), Sustainability Innovations in the Electricity Sector (pp. 175-193). (Sustainability and Innovation). Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7908-2730-9
Alkemade, F., Hekkert, M. P., & Negro, S. O. (2011). Transition policy and innovation policy: Friends or foes? Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 1(1), 125-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2011.04.009

Professional publications

Kishna, M. J., Alkemade, F., Negro, S. O., & Hekkert, M. P. (2011). Het innovatiesysteem van de Nederlandse glastuinbouw in 2020: marktgerichte innovatiestrategieen. (Rapport 11.2.275 ed.) InnovatieNetwerk en Stichting Innovatie Glastuinbouw Nederland (SIGN).
Hekkert, M. P., Negro, S. O., Harmsen, R., & Heimeriks, G. J. (2011). Technologie innovation system analysis: a manual for analysts. Utrecht University.
Hekkert, M. P., & Negro, S. O. (2011). Understanding technological change: Explanation of different perspectives on innovation and technological change. Utrecht University.

2010

Scholarly publications

Negro, S. O., & Hekkert, M. P. (2010). Typical failures in teh emergence of Sustainable Innovation Systems. In DRUID Summer Conference Imperial College.
Negro, S. O., Alkemade, F., & Hekkert, M. P. (2010). Typical failures in teh emergence of Sustainable Innovation Systems. In EASST conference 2010
Negro, S. O., Alkemade, F., & Hekkert, M. P. (2010). Typical failures in the emergence of Sustainable Innovation Systems. In 13th Conference of the International Schumpeter Society

2009

Scholarly publications

Hekkert, M. P., & Negro, S. O. (2009). Functions of innovation systems as a framework to understand sustainable technological change: Empirical evidence for earlier claims. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 76(4), 584-594. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2008.04.013

Other output

Negro, S. O. (2009). Organisation Committee. Paper presented at DIME Network Workshop 'Environmental Innovation, Industrial Dynamics and Entrepreneurship, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

2008

Scholarly publications

Negro, S. O., Hekkert, M. P., & Smits, R. E. H. M. (2008). Stimulating renewable energy technologies by innovation policy. Science and Public Policy, 35(6), 403-416. https://doi.org/10.3152/030234208X323334
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/385307/Stimulating.pdf?sequence=1

2007

Scholarly publications

Hekkert, M. P., Alkemade, F., Negro, S. O., Suurs, R. A. A., & van Alphen, K. (2007). Het versnellen van transitiepaden door het versterken van innovatiesysteemdynamiek. Department of Innovation and Environmental Sciences, Utrecht University.
Hekkert, M. P., Suurs, R. A. A., Negro, S. O., Kuhlmann, S., & Smits, R. E. H. M. (2007). Functions of innovation systems: a new approach for analysing technological change. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 74(4), 413-432. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2006.03.002

2006

Other output

Negro, S. O., & Hekkert, M. P. (2006). Benchmarking the functions of innovation systems: the success story of the German biomass digestion innovation system. Paper presented at Paper presented at the SPRU 40th Anniversary conference 'The future science, technology and innovation policy, Brighton, UK.

2005

Scholarly publications

Negro, S. O., Hekkert, M. P., & Smits, R. E. H. M. (2005). The evolution of biomass digestion technology in the Netherlands. In Proceedings of the Workshop of the EC-ASEAN Green Independent Power Producers Network (pp. 51-74). Universitaetsverlag Karlsruhe.