TY - JOUR
T1 - Mutualism in ecosystems of innovation and entrepreneurship: A bidirectional perspective on universities’ linkages
AU - Schaeffer, Paola Rücker
AU - Guerrero, Maribel
AU - Fischer, Bruno Brandão
N1 - The authors acknowledge funding from the São Paulo Research Foundation (Fapesp Grant #2016/17801‐4). Bruno Fischer’s contribution to this article is based on the study funded by the Basic Research Program of the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) and by the Russian Academic Excellence Project ‘5‐100’. Paola Schaeffer’s contribution to this article is based on the study financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior – Brasil (CAPES) – Finance Code 001.
PY - 2021/9/1
Y1 - 2021/9/1
N2 - The accumulation of knowledge that explains universities’ contributions to innovation and entrepreneurship’s regional eco-systems has mainly adopted a perspective based on technology transfer processes from academia to markets. Alternatively, in this study, we assume the notion of mutualism, based on the biomimetic rationale of eco-system studies that involve bidirectional flows of resources and capabilities to generate interactions and value co-creation among agents. This study theorizes about the interrelation between universities and eco-system actors in two directions: (a) universities fostering and improving eco-systems through their core activities; and (b) eco-system actors shaping capabilities and access to resources for universities. Based on the analysis of five eco-systems in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, our results underscore the existence of mutualism in the relationships established between universities and eco-system agents. The findings also highlighted implications related to the coordination of policies and the need for strategic management practices in mutualistic interactions.
AB - The accumulation of knowledge that explains universities’ contributions to innovation and entrepreneurship’s regional eco-systems has mainly adopted a perspective based on technology transfer processes from academia to markets. Alternatively, in this study, we assume the notion of mutualism, based on the biomimetic rationale of eco-system studies that involve bidirectional flows of resources and capabilities to generate interactions and value co-creation among agents. This study theorizes about the interrelation between universities and eco-system actors in two directions: (a) universities fostering and improving eco-systems through their core activities; and (b) eco-system actors shaping capabilities and access to resources for universities. Based on the analysis of five eco-systems in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, our results underscore the existence of mutualism in the relationships established between universities and eco-system agents. The findings also highlighted implications related to the coordination of policies and the need for strategic management practices in mutualistic interactions.
KW - Entrepreneurial Universities
KW - Innovation Ecosystems
KW - Entrepreneurship Ecosystems
KW - Bidirectional relationships
KW - University-Industry Collaboration
KW - Emerging Countries
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.05.039
DO - 10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.05.039
M3 - Article
SN - 0148-2963
VL - 134
SP - 184
EP - 197
JO - Journal of Business Research
JF - Journal of Business Research
ER -
