Dr. Gliedt’s research examines questions related to sustainability in energy systems, water systems, communities and organizations. His studies focus on innovation in water systems, green decision-making in organizations, and drivers of energy performance improvements on Energy Star commercial properties. He has investigated the process of green community entrepreneurship, and is expanding that line of research to focus on the value creation process in sustainability oriented organizations.
His research team is tracking and analyzing the contribution of dynamic capabilities to water system change in Oklahoma, as part of a broader project examining the role of innovation in sustainability transitions.
Dr. Gliedt is collaborating on a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Insight grant with Dr. Christina Hoicka from York University in Canada titled “Sustainable Energy Transitions: Linking Pro-environmental Behaviour to System Innovation”
******Dr. Gliedt is seeking graduate students interested in studying sustainability entrepreneurship and its relation to sustainability transitions theory. Please contact him for more information.******