Research on the Sustainability of the Enterprise Business Ecosystem from the Perspective of Boundary: The China Case

Li He, Yang Cheng and Xuejie Su
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Li He: School of Economics and Management, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
Yang Cheng: Department of Materials and Production, Aalborg University, DK-9220 Aalborg, Denmark
Xuejie Su: Beijing Dongrun Huaneng Technology Co. LTD, Beijing 100191, China

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 16, 1-16

Abstract: In the context of the Internet, the business environment shows great uncertainty. This kind of uncertainty has not only changed the original competitive boundary of enterprise completely, but also the competition rules of enterprise. The cooperation of enterprises with suppliers, producers, sellers, customers, other organizations and stakeholders is getting closer and closer. The competition among enterprises is no longer the competition between individual enterprises, but based on the co-evolution under the business ecosystem. Therefore, how to create a good business ecosystem and sustainable development is the main problem faced by enterprises. This paper conducts an exploratory case study on the sustainability of the business ecosystem of enterprises from the perspective of boundary, to provide a new theoretical basis for the sustainable development of enterprises. This study investigates the specific impact of various system elements on the sustainable development of enterprises, summarizes the theoretical model, and finally provides feasible suggestions on promoting the sustainable development of the business ecosystem from the perspective of boundary.

Keywords: boundary; sustainable; ecosystem; case study (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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