Let's take the entrepreneurial ecosystem metaphor seriously!

Andreas Kuckertz

Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 2019, vol. 11, issue C, -

Abstract: The notion of entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) has garnered considerable attention in the academic discourse. However, quite often this notion is treated as just a biological metaphor that should not be taken too seriously. I challenge this view and ask in a thought experiment what could be learned from the management of natural ecosystems to assist the development of EEs. The outcome is a novel, service-based definition of EEs and five suggested principles for the management of EEs that might advance theorizing on them and future empirical analysis.

Keywords: Entrepreneurial ecosystem; Entrepreneurial ecosystem services; Entrepreneurial ecosystem management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbvi.2019.e00124

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