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Business model innovation and decision-making in the context of just energy transition
Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2025.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/109232 Business model innovation and decision-making in the context of just energy transition Sefoko, Ngwako ichelp@gibs.co.za Njoku, Zuzeka UCTD Just energy transition Business model innovation Decision-making Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2025. This study examines how participative decision-making and business model innovation (BMI) may help achieve a Just Energy Transition (JET) in South Africa, where decarbonization targets run into complex social and economic issues, including inequality, unemployment, and dependence on coal. In contrast to the previous studies, which have focused on technical and economic solutions, this study focuses on the justice, equity, and stakeholders’ inclusivity issues that must necessarily be incorporated into business models if an effective energy transformation is to take place. A qualitative, phenomenological approach is adopted through sixteen semi-structured interviews with policymakers, industry leaders, regulators, financiers, and civil society to understand experience and interpretative knowledge and how stakeholder power, governance, and ethical dilemmas interact to shape BMI in a JET context. Thematic analysis shows the main obstacles that exist in the way, including fragmentation of governance, centralised decision-making, and policy misalignment, but also points out the participative mechanisms that are emerging, which allow for stakeholder forums and participative initiatives in communities that promote co-creation and legitimacy. The results show that the successful realignment of energy business models depends on participative, adaptive governance frameworks that strongly focus on procedural justice and multi-level inclusivity. The newly introduced Justice-oriented Innovation Framework strongly emphasizes agency and accountable leadership to overcome historical inequalities. The current study thus provides actionable insights and theoretical gaps for both theory and practice for South Africa and the world regarding the need for integrated frameworks that connect participative decision-making, justice-oriented governance, and business model innovation to achieve a fair and inclusive energy transition. Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) MBA Unrestricted Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure 2026-03-23T09:44:04Z 2026-03-23T09:44:04Z 2026-05-05 2025 Mini Dissertation * A2025 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/109232 en © 2025 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Just energy transition Business model innovation Decision-making Business model innovation and decision-making in the context of just energy transition |
| title | Business model innovation and decision-making in the context of just energy transition |
| title_full | Business model innovation and decision-making in the context of just energy transition |
| title_fullStr | Business model innovation and decision-making in the context of just energy transition |
| title_full_unstemmed | Business model innovation and decision-making in the context of just energy transition |
| title_short | Business model innovation and decision-making in the context of just energy transition |
| title_sort | business model innovation and decision making in the context of just energy transition |
| topic | UCTD Just energy transition Business model innovation Decision-making |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/109232 |