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The Alignment between Institutions and Technology in Network Industries

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  • N. Crettenand
  • M. Finger

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Network industries, such as electricity, railways and air transport, are very complex technical, economic, and political systems in which the alignment between technology and institutions has a significant impact on performance. This alignment has been studied based on the coherence framework which aims to measure the alignment between technology and institutions in the case of network industries. It can be stated that technology has to be supported by institutions aligned with them (and vice versa) in order to deliver a given performance. This leads to a co-evolution between institutions and technology in network industries. This paper reviews the literature on the coherence framework, identifies its weaknesses, and contributes to the further development of the framework. It concludes with challenges for further research.

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  • N. Crettenand & M. Finger, 2013. "The Alignment between Institutions and Technology in Network Industries," Competition and Regulation in Network Industries, Intersentia, vol. 14(2), pages 106-130, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sen:journl:v:14:i:2:y:2013:p:106-130
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    1. Baumgartner, Marc & Finger, Matthias, 2014. "The Single European Sky gridlock: A difficult 10 year reform process," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, vol. 31(C), pages 289-301.
    2. Paul Adrianus van Baal & Matthias Finger, 2020. "The energy-mobility system in transition: The case of the Swiss Federal Railways," Competition and Regulation in Network Industries, , vol. 21(4), pages 367-379, December.
    3. Baumgartner, Marc & Finger, Matthias, 2014. "European air transport liberalization: Possible ways out of the single European sky gridlock," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, vol. 30(C), pages 29-40.
    4. Binod Prasad Koirala & Ellen van Oost & Henny van der Windt, 2020. "Innovation Dynamics of Socio-Technical Alignment in Community Energy Storage: The Cases of DrTen and Ecovat," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(11), pages 1-22, June.
    5. Katrin Pakizer & Eva Lieberherr, 2018. "Alternative governance arrangements for modular water infrastructure: An exploratory review," Competition and Regulation in Network Industries, , vol. 19(1-2), pages 53-68, March.

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