Deconstructing the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Concept

Lisa Daniel (), Christopher J. Medlin (), Allan O’Connor (), Larissa Statsenko (), Rowena Vnuk () and Gary Hancock ()
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Lisa Daniel: University of Adelaide
Christopher J. Medlin: University of Adelaide
Allan O’Connor: University of Adelaide
Larissa Statsenko: University of Adelaide
Rowena Vnuk: University of Adelaide
Gary Hancock: University of Adelaide

A chapter in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, 2018, pp 23-44 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract With innovation and entrepreneurship lauded as important contributors to economic futures, there is a pressing need to unravel the complexities of entrepreneurial ecosystems as a context for cultivating new businesses initiatives. This chapter reports on the deconstruction and analysis of the entrepreneurial ecosystem concept, through a hermeneutic reflection catalysed by a symposium of international scholars. We apply the theoretical fields of business networks and systems theory within our reflective method. This reflective comparison reveals parallels and divergences as well as consistencies and contrasts between these two fields and the concept of entrepreneurial ecosystems. The analysis revealed that the concepts of place and dynamics are specific to entrepreneurial ecosystems and so provide a path for guiding research and policy investigations.

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Ecosystems; Business network; Systems; Hermeneutic phenomenology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-63531-6_2

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