We are in this together: leading resource exchange between entrepreneurial ecosystems to strategically steer their development

Matthias Fink (), Daniela Maresch (), Ludovit Garzik () and Rainer Harms ()
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Matthias Fink: Johannes Kepler University
Daniela Maresch: Grenoble Ecole de Management
Ludovit Garzik: InnovationOrbit
Rainer Harms: University of Twente

Small Business Economics, 2025, vol. 65, issue 3, No 9, 1447-1464

Abstract: Abstract Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (EEs) are embedded in a global network of resource exchange relationships. To explain how EEs develop, one must consider the dynamics of resource exchanges. To do this, we combine a social capital perspective with the concept of strategic action fields in an abductive study of six cases of EEs. We find three dynamics of resource exchange, each drawing on a specific type of social capital and fostering either optimization or innovation of EEs’ offer to entrepreneurs. These findings contribute to the EE field by highlighting the relevance of inter-EE resource exchanges for developing competitive EEs. EE practitioners find that strategically managing the exchange of resources across the boundaries of their ecosystem is vital to balancing optimization of the established offer and innovating for enriched offers to entrepreneurs in their location.

Keywords: Entrepreneurial ecosystems; Inter-regional linkages; Resource exchanges; Social capital; Strategic action fields (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D85 L26 M13 O31 O33 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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