This community contains the ePrints and eTheses produced by the School's staff and students. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/2672 2026-10-04T14:40:15Z 2026-10-04T14:40:15Z Wu, Jun http://hdl.handle.net/1893/38353 2026-10-01T08:34:19Z 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: The strategic transformation process of new energy technology firms from a dynamic capabilities perspective: a case study of company E Author(s): Wu, Jun Abstract: In the context of the global energy system accelerating its transition towards low-carbon, intelligent and systematic development, new energy technology enterprises are confronted with multiple uncertainties across technology, policy, markets and industry boundaries. This thesis takes Company E as a single case study, exploring the process and mechanism of strategic transformation of new energy technology enterprises from a dynamic capabilities perspective. It asks what happened during the strategic transformation, why it could continue, and how dynamic capabilities play a role. This research adopts an interpretivist qualitative case study approach, integrating 15 semi-structured interviews, participatory observations, and secondary data, and conducts the research through thematic analysis, coding analysis, and process analysis. The research reveals that the strategic transformation of Company E was not a one-off leap but went through three stages: the product breakthrough period (2007-2015), the multi-business expansion period (2016-2020), and the ecosystem leadership period (2021 to present). The strategic logic evolved from competing in wind turbine products to providing comprehensive clean energy solutions and building a zero-carbon ecosystem. Dynamic capabilities have played a pivotal role in connecting external changes with internal strategic actions: the company sensed technological, policy, and market changes, seized new strategic windows, and reconfigured resources, organizational structures, and ecosystem relationships. Additionally, dynamic capabilities exhibited differentiated forms at different stages, namely technology-oriented, portfolio-integrative, and ecosystem-shaping dynamic capabilities. The contribution of this research lies in deepening the understanding of the evolution of strategic transformation stages in new energy technology enterprises from a process perspective, revealing the mediating mechanism of dynamic capabilities in driving strategic transformation, and refining the specific manifestations and micro-foundations of dynamic capabilities at different stages. The research also provides management insights for new energy technology enterprises to enhance their sensing, seizing, and reconfiguring capabilities and promote continuous strategic upgrading.

2026-01-01T00:00:00Z Gross, Christian Perotti, Pietro Giansante, Simone Lyu, Peiwei http://hdl.handle.net/1893/38349 2026-09-28T10:09:52Z 2026-09-06T00:00:00Z

Title: The Effects of Industry Peers’ Consistency on the Properties of Analysts’ Forecasts Author(s): Gross, Christian; Perotti, Pietro; Giansante, Simone; Lyu, Peiwei Abstract: In this paper, we empirically examine the effects of one specific characteristic that could facilitate earnings forecasting for sell-side financial analysts: the stability (consistency) over time of industry peers. We develop an accounting-based proxy for this, which we call industry peers’ accounting consistency (IPAC). First, we argue that a set of industry peers that is stable over time—with stability being linked to their accounting choices relative to the target firm—improves the accuracy of sell-side analysts’ earnings forecasts, because previously developed heuristics for identifying industry peers and forecasting earnings of target firms against their peers can continue to be used. Second, we conjecture that higher peer stability over time decreases the dispersion of sell-side analysts’ earnings forecasts because more obvious peer choices are available. Consistent with our expectations, we find that IPAC is significantly associated with higher accuracy and lower dispersion in analysts’ earnings forecasts.

2026-09-06T00:00:00Z Lowe, Warnakulasooriya Umesh Ashen Carroll, Páraic Lades, Leonhard Martinez-Pastor, Beatriz http://hdl.handle.net/1893/38330 2026-09-18T00:32:04Z 2026-10-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Using agent-based modelling for investigating the impact of travel behaviour interventions on mode shift: A travel behaviour simulation in Dublin Author(s): Lowe, Warnakulasooriya Umesh Ashen; Carroll, Páraic; Lades, Leonhard; Martinez-Pastor, Beatriz Abstract: The present study examines the impact of various strategic interventions on behavioural changes from private car use to sustainable travel modes in Dublin City, using an agent-based modelling (ABM) approach with a particular focus on soft policy (i.e., cycling promotion campaigns and travel feedback programs) and hard policy (i.e., motor tax and fuel price increments) measures. Utilising the Irish National Household Travel Survey (NHTS), we analysed changes in travel mode share, behavioural stage progression, and CO2 emissions under different policy scenarios. The findings suggest that soft interventions, such as cycling promotion campaigns and travel feedback programs, have consistent impacts on reducing car use, progressing behavioural stages (a shift from lower stages like precontemplation to higher stages like action), and lowering CO₂ emissions, with effects amplified when combined with motor tax and fuel price measures. The findings further highlight that using multiple outcome measures provides a more comprehensive evaluation of the impact, making it valuable for policymakers and decision-makers in assessing different transport policy interventions.

2026-10-01T00:00:00Z Montgomery, Tom http://hdl.handle.net/1893/38326 2026-09-18T00:29:43Z 2026-08-04T00:00:00Z

Title: Debate: The fiscal and political tensions of sustaining a devolved public sector workforce Author(s): Montgomery, Tom Abstract: Introduction One aspect of devolution in the UK, often overlooked, is the power to create and sustain a workforce that delivers public services. In Scotland, this task is infused with an added layer of political importance. While much has been discussed, debated and critiqued around a ‘Scottish approach’ to policy-making (Cairney et al., Citation2016; Sinclair, Citation2024), the focus is often on wider debates around fiscal responsibility and tax-raising powers (McIntyre et al., Citation2023) rather than those more everyday implications of workforce planning. Nevertheless, in the aftermath of the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections, it is entirely possible that the future of the devolved public sector workforce may move centre stage.

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