TY - JOUR
T1 - Entrepreneurial ecosystems
T2 - economic, technological, and societal impacts
AU - Audretsch, David B.
AU - Cunningham, James A.
AU - Kuratko, Donald F.
AU - Lehmann, Erik E.
AU - Menter, Matthias
PY - 2019/4/1
Y1 - 2019/4/1
N2 - Despite the overwhelming use of the metaphor ‘ecosystem’ in academia, industry, policy, and management, exact definitions of what ‘ecosystems’ really comprise are scarce and often inconsistent. Existing vague descriptions in the literature do not consider the boundaries of respective agglomerations, hence, they impede the evaluation of performance and outcome measures of respective ecosystems. This special issue is a first attempt to trace the ‘ecosystem’ discussion back to its roots—the ancient oikos, coined by the Greek philosopher Hesiod (700 BC), and aims to critically reflect on the usage of the term ‘ecosystem’, briefly summarize the extant literature and grasp the main features of entrepreneurial ecosystems, namely the economic, technological, and societal dimensions of entrepreneurial ecosystems. We intend to focus on the key elements that characterize an ecosystem, and hence, untangle under what conditions entrepreneurial firms shape and influence economic, technological, and societal thinking within their ecosystem.
AB - Despite the overwhelming use of the metaphor ‘ecosystem’ in academia, industry, policy, and management, exact definitions of what ‘ecosystems’ really comprise are scarce and often inconsistent. Existing vague descriptions in the literature do not consider the boundaries of respective agglomerations, hence, they impede the evaluation of performance and outcome measures of respective ecosystems. This special issue is a first attempt to trace the ‘ecosystem’ discussion back to its roots—the ancient oikos, coined by the Greek philosopher Hesiod (700 BC), and aims to critically reflect on the usage of the term ‘ecosystem’, briefly summarize the extant literature and grasp the main features of entrepreneurial ecosystems, namely the economic, technological, and societal dimensions of entrepreneurial ecosystems. We intend to focus on the key elements that characterize an ecosystem, and hence, untangle under what conditions entrepreneurial firms shape and influence economic, technological, and societal thinking within their ecosystem.
KW - Ecosystem
KW - Entrepreneurial ecosystem
KW - Entrepreneurial firms
KW - Innovation ecosystem
KW - National ecosystem
KW - Regional clusters
KW - University-industry collaborations
U2 - 10.1007/s10961-018-9690-4
DO - 10.1007/s10961-018-9690-4
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85053606073
VL - 44
SP - 313
EP - 325
JO - The Journal of Technology Transfer
JF - The Journal of Technology Transfer
SN - 0892-9912
IS - 2
ER -