Developing local entrepreneurial ecosystems through integrated learning initiatives: the Lancaster case

Rhiannon Pugh (), Danny Soetanto (), Sarah L. Jack () and Eleanor Hamilton ()
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Rhiannon Pugh: Örebro University
Danny Soetanto: Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University
Sarah L. Jack: Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University
Eleanor Hamilton: Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University

Small Business Economics, 2021, vol. 56, issue 2, No 17, 833-847

Abstract: Abstract This paper considers a concept gaining popularity: entrepreneurial ecosystems. It finds a significant lacuna in the concept as it stands as it does not sufficiently consider learning within regional ecosystems. Considering the established centrality of learning for entrepreneurial activity and regional development, it is surprising that the entrepreneurial ecosystem literature does not yet incorporate how learning occurs in time and space within regional ecosystems. This paper presents research conducted in the North West of England over (20) years examining programmes to support entrepreneurial and regional development. It argues that learning, and the pro-active support thereof, is crucial within an entrepreneurial ecosystem and should be fully considered within theoretical frameworks and policy blueprints designed to support and encourage entrepreneurship within regions. As a tangible suggestion of how to theoretically incorporate learning into entrepreneurship ecosystem development efforts, we present an integrated learning model developed by entrepreneurship scholars through collaborations with practitioners.

Keywords: Entrepreneurial ecosystem; Learning region; Entrepreneurial learning; Entrepreneurial universities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L26 O1 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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