The political economy of technological change, energy and climate change
01 Jan 2012-
About: The article was published on 2012-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 4 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Technological change & Climate change.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a Gaussian process classifier was used to estimate the probability of computerisation for 702 detailed occupations, and the expected impacts of future computerisation on US labour market outcomes, with the primary objective of analyzing the number of jobs at risk and the relationship between an occupations probability of computing, wages and educational attainment.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors study the evolution of l'historiographie de la violence protestataire dans la France du XIXe siecle en suivant les differents regards portes sur un type de conflit singulier, a certains egards marginale and longtemps invisible dans l'history of la France contemporaine: les ‘bris de machines.
Abstract: Cet article entend etudier l'evolution de l'historiographie de la violence protestataire dans la France du XIXe siecle en suivant les differents regards portes sur un type de conflit singulier, a certains egards marginale et longtemps invisible dans l'historiographie de la France contemporaine: les ‘bris de machines’. Ce type d'evenement violent provoque parfois par l'hostilite a l'egard de nouvelles methodes de travail accusees de voler le gagne pain des hommes est bien connu dans le contexte britannique. Mais, loin de se limiter a l'Angleterre du debut du XIXe siecle, ces violences se retrouvent d'une facon recurrente dans l'Europe de la premiere industrialisation. Ces violences conservent une forme d'etrangete pour l'observateur contemporain. Longtemps percues comme des manifestations d'archaisme destinees a disparaitre avec l'affirmation de la modernite, ces actions protestataires ont suscite un interet croissant depuis une trentaine d'annee et donne lieu a diverses reevaluations.This article aims to ...
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors build on Mancur Olson's theory of collective action in the context of innovations studies, by adding political entrepreneurship and broadening the scope for resolving the Olsonian dilemma.
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Technological innovators encounter resistance when vested interests organize collective actions to block progress and preserve their turfs. Some innovators make politically strategic and tactical choices to overcome such resistance, while others take different paths and fail. To identify factors enabling the successful management of resistance, this study reviews relevant theoretical concepts, examines and compares two recent Korean mobility cases, and discusses their policy implications. ‘Political entrepreneurship’ of innovators plays a critical role in enabling innovative newcomers overcome collective action by vested interests. Successful political entrepreneurship seeks compromises and win-win solutions. This paper adds to science, technology, and innovation literature by suggesting that policymakers should do what they can to encourage innovative newcomers to pursue ‘political entrepreneurship’ when they face seemingly insurmountable opposition. This study builds on Mancur Olson’s theory of collective action in the context of innovations studies, by adding ‘political entrepreneurship’ and broadening the scope for resolving the Olsonian dilemma.
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TL;DR: Zhang et al. as mentioned in this paper applied partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) for empirical examination using Smart PLS software and found that perceived discrimination positively correlates with resistance to innovation and job dissatisfaction, respectively.
Abstract: Ethnic minority groups usually face discrimination in the form of prejudice and stereotypes. The self-esteem and psychological well-being of ethnic minority groups are adversely impacted by the prejudice and discrimination behavior of others. The perceived discrimination unfavorably influences the attitude and behavior of ethnic minority groups, which in turn develops resistance to innovation among them. With the support of social exchange theory, this study hypothesized that perceived discrimination positively enhances resistance to innovation and job dissatisfaction for empirical investigation. The current study also proposes that job dissatisfaction positively correlates with resistance to innovation. This study further assumes the mediating role of job dissatisfaction and moderating role of psychological distress forfurther investigation. For empirical investigation, the present study collected the data from 328 Ethnic Minority Students of various Chinese universities through a structured questionnaire method using a convenient sampling technique. This study applied partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) for empirical examination using Smart PLS software. The findings confirm that perceived discrimination positively correlates with resistance to innovation and job dissatisfaction, respectively. It is also verified that perceived discrimination positively impacts job dissatisfaction. The results further interpreted that job dissatisfaction mediates the relationship between perceived discrimination and resistance to innovation. Additionally, the findings revealed that psychological distress does not moderate the relationship between perceived discrimination and resistance to innovation; however, psychological distress moderates the relationship between job dissatisfaction and resistance to innovation. The findings serve the organizations by pointing out the role of perceived discrimination on job dissatisfaction. This study also provides valuable theoretical and practical implications.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a Gaussian process classifier was used to estimate the probability of computerisation for 702 detailed occupations, and the expected impacts of future computerisation on US labour market outcomes, with the primary objective of analyzing the number of jobs at risk and the relationship between an occupations probability of computing, wages and educational attainment.
4,853 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors study the evolution of l'historiographie de la violence protestataire dans la France du XIXe siecle en suivant les differents regards portes sur un type de conflit singulier, a certains egards marginale and longtemps invisible dans l'history of la France contemporaine: les ‘bris de machines.
Abstract: Cet article entend etudier l'evolution de l'historiographie de la violence protestataire dans la France du XIXe siecle en suivant les differents regards portes sur un type de conflit singulier, a certains egards marginale et longtemps invisible dans l'historiographie de la France contemporaine: les ‘bris de machines’. Ce type d'evenement violent provoque parfois par l'hostilite a l'egard de nouvelles methodes de travail accusees de voler le gagne pain des hommes est bien connu dans le contexte britannique. Mais, loin de se limiter a l'Angleterre du debut du XIXe siecle, ces violences se retrouvent d'une facon recurrente dans l'Europe de la premiere industrialisation. Ces violences conservent une forme d'etrangete pour l'observateur contemporain. Longtemps percues comme des manifestations d'archaisme destinees a disparaitre avec l'affirmation de la modernite, ces actions protestataires ont suscite un interet croissant depuis une trentaine d'annee et donne lieu a diverses reevaluations.This article aims to ...
11 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors build on Mancur Olson's theory of collective action in the context of innovations studies, by adding political entrepreneurship and broadening the scope for resolving the Olsonian dilemma.
Abstract:
Technological innovators encounter resistance when vested interests organize collective actions to block progress and preserve their turfs. Some innovators make politically strategic and tactical choices to overcome such resistance, while others take different paths and fail. To identify factors enabling the successful management of resistance, this study reviews relevant theoretical concepts, examines and compares two recent Korean mobility cases, and discusses their policy implications. ‘Political entrepreneurship’ of innovators plays a critical role in enabling innovative newcomers overcome collective action by vested interests. Successful political entrepreneurship seeks compromises and win-win solutions. This paper adds to science, technology, and innovation literature by suggesting that policymakers should do what they can to encourage innovative newcomers to pursue ‘political entrepreneurship’ when they face seemingly insurmountable opposition. This study builds on Mancur Olson’s theory of collective action in the context of innovations studies, by adding ‘political entrepreneurship’ and broadening the scope for resolving the Olsonian dilemma.
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