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Towards a Network-based View of Effective Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

Scott, Stephanie; Hughes, Mathew; Ribeiro-Soriano, Domingo

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Mathew Hughes

Domingo Ribeiro-Soriano



Abstract

We conceptualize entrepreneurial ecosystems as fundamentally reliant on networks and explore how and under what conditions inter-organizational networks lead an entrepreneurial ecosystem to form and evolve. It is widely accepted that entrepreneurial ecosystems possess a variety of symbiotic relationships. Research has focused considerable efforts in refining the structure and content of resources found within these networked relationships. However, merely focusing on actor-level characterizations dilutes the notion that social relationships change and are complex. There has been little conceptual treatment of the behavioral and governance factors that underpin how quality interactions composing an entrepreneurial ecosystem develop and change over time. In response, we provide a longitudinal ethnographic study examining how ecosystems are managed and evolve in their relational configurations and governance at critical junctures. Using mixed methods and data collected over three years, we reveal a cyclical process of relational development central to the initiation, development, and maintenance phases of a valuable entrepreneurial ecosystem. We contribute to a conceptualization of effective ecosystems as reliant on networks, we reveal the behavior and governance characteristics at play in the entrepreneurial ecosystem during each phase of its evolution.

Citation

Scott, S., Hughes, M., & Ribeiro-Soriano, D. (2022). Towards a Network-based View of Effective Entrepreneurial Ecosystems. Review of Managerial Science, 16(1), 157-187. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11846-021-00440-5

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 2, 2021
Online Publication Date Feb 4, 2021
Publication Date 2022-01
Deposit Date Jan 4, 2021
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Review of Managerial Science
Print ISSN 1863-6683
Electronic ISSN 1863-6691
Publisher Springer
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 16
Issue 1
Pages 157-187
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11846-021-00440-5
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1254307

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