Intermediaries of transition to sustainability: influences and perspectives

Sieglinde Kindl da Cunha; Sérgio Luis Dias Doliveira; Thiago Cavalcante Nascimento; Flavia Massuga; Cleber Trindade Barbosa; Antonia Felicia Benítez Duarte

doi:10.5585/geas.v11i1.21497

Authors

Sieglinde Kindl da Cunha Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1936-8422
Sérgio Luis Dias Doliveira Universidade Estadual do Centro Oeste (UNICENTRO) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9957-225X
Thiago Cavalcante Nascimento Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná – UTFPR https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5452-8965
Flavia Massuga Universidade Estadual do Centro Oeste (UNICENTRO) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2490-6678
Cleber Trindade Barbosa Universidade Estadual do Centro Oeste (UNICENTRO) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9738-9187
Antonia Felicia Benítez Duarte Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales de la Universidad Nacional de Asunción - Facen-UNA https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4677-2826

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/geas.v11i1.21497

Keywords:

Systemic approach, Sociotechnical transitions, Sustainable development, Transition intermediaries.

Abstract

Objective: This investigation aimed to understand the role of intermediaries in the socio-technical transitions toward sustainability, according to the literature from 2010 to 2022.

Methodology: For this, a systematic literature review was carried out from the Methodi Ordinatio, which resulted in an analysis of 42 papers considered most relevant according to the topic addressed.

Originality/Relevance: Transitions to sustainability and intermediaries are configured as an emerging field of research. This study is, therefore, relevant in identifying advances in scientific production, highlighting intrinsic aspects of the subject, as well as gaps for future research.

Results: Based on the characterization of the studies, the results show growth in the publications in recent years, with the largest expansion from 2018. The greatest focus was empirical studies, especially regarding sustainable transitions in the energy sector, followed by the industrial, agricultural, mobility and transportation, and civil construction sectors. Moreover, we found that intermediary actors may contribute to sustainability transitions in several ways. They perform roles in supporting innovation, financing projects, managing networks, mobilizing resources, transferring technology, aligning goals, and supporting the implementation and renewal of policies, for instance.

Social contributions to management: Understanding the process in which intermediaries are configured in the transitions to sustainability is essential to understand the changes of an environmental, social and economic nature in the most diverse sectors in contemporary times.

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Author Biographies

Sieglinde Kindl da Cunha, Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)

Doutora em Economia, área de políticas de inovação - pelo Instituto de Economia da Universidade de Campinas, em 1995. Especialização em Economia Regional pela Universidade de São Paulo - USP, em 1974, e em Desenvolvimento Econômico pela Universidade Federal do Paraná, em 1989. Foi pesquisadora do Centro de Pesquisa do Instituto Paranaense de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social - IPARDES de 1974 1980 e Diretora de Pesquisa do IPARDES entre 1996 a 2002. Foi professora adjunto do Departamento de Economia da UFPR, do qual aposentou-se em 1996. Foi professora Senior do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração PPGADM, da UFPR de 2002 até 2013. Foi professora Titular do Mestrado em Desenvolvimento e Organizações da FAE - Centro Universitário de 2009 a 2010. Foi professora titular do Programa de Pós-graduação em Administração - PPGA e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Gestão Ambiental - PGAMB da Universidade Positivo, de 2005 a 2020, atuando como coordenadora na linha de pesquisa de Estratégia, Empreendedorismo e Inovação, e coordenando o Grupo de Pesquisa Inovação e Sustentabilidade do PPGA/UP. Participa das Redes de Pesquisa: Sustainability Transition Reserch Network -STRN, Transition Global South e Sustainability Transition Brazil.Desde 2020 atuo como professora voluntária do Programa de Pós-graduação em Administração da Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná PPGA/UTFPR e como professora Senior do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração da Universidade Federal do Paraná - PPGADM/UFPR. Bolsista Produtividade em Pesquisa 2 pelo CNPq, desde 2014.

Sérgio Luis Dias Doliveira, Universidade Estadual do Centro Oeste (UNICENTRO)

Possui graduação em Filosofia pela Universidade Federal do Paraná (1988), graduação em Administração pela Fundação de Estudos Sociais do Paraná (1996), mestrado em Gestão Estratégica de Organizações pela Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (2002) e Doutorado em Administração pela Universidade Federal do Paraná (2013).É professor da Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste (UNICENTRO), nos seguintes cursos: Graduação em Administração e Mestrado e Doutorado em Desenvolvimento Comunitário. Áreas de atuação: Teorias da Organização, Sustentabilidade, Inovação e Desenvolvimento Comunitário.

Thiago Cavalcante Nascimento, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná – UTFPR

Possui graduação em Administração pela Universidade Federal de Alagoas (2008), mestrado em Administração pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (2011) e doutorado em Administração pela Universidade Federal do Paraná (2015). Professor do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração da Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (PPGA-UTFPR), coordenador no PPGA-UTFPR entre 2016-2021 e líder do grupo de pesquisa Inovação, Tecnologia e Sustentabilidade (ITS). Ministra disciplinas nas áreas de Inovação e Empreendedorismo e Métodos Quantitativos de Pesquisa. Desenvolve estudos na área de Administração, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: Inovação, Empreendedorismo, Tecnologia, Política de Ciência Tecnologia e Inovação

Flavia Massuga, Universidade Estadual do Centro Oeste (UNICENTRO)

Possui graduação em Administração pela Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste (2017), especialização em MBA em Administração, Docência em Administração e Docência na Educação a Distância pela UniBF (2020) e mestrado em Desenvolvimento Comunitário pela Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste (2020). Atualmente é doutoranda pelo programa de Pós-Graduação Interdisciplinar em Desenvolvimento Comunitário (PPGDC). Tem experiência na área de Administração, com ênfase em Administração, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: sustentabilidade, interdisciplinaridade, teorias da administração e administração estratégica.

Cleber Trindade Barbosa, Universidade Estadual do Centro Oeste (UNICENTRO)

Possui graduação em Administração pela Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste - UNICENTRO (2005) e mestrado em Administração pela Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR (2013). Atualmente é doutorando do Programa Interdisciplinar em Desenvolvimento Comunitário da Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste - UNICENTRO e docente do Departamento de Administração da Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste - UNICENTRO.

Antonia Felicia Benítez Duarte, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales de la Universidad Nacional de Asunción - Facen-UNA

Profesor virtual en Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales - FACEN - UNA

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