Spatial Health and Life Sciences Business Ecosystems: Research Frame

Jukka Majava, Tuomo Kinnunen, Pekka Kess and Pekka Leviäkangas
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Tuomo Kinnunen: University of Oulu, Finland
Pekka Kess: University of Oulu, Finland
Pekka Leviäkangas: University of Oulu, Finland

Management, 2014, vol. 9, issue 4, 307-322

Abstract: Industry competition is moving from the company-level towards business ecosystems, where organizations must develop mutually beneficial relationships with each other. This paper studies business ecosystem phenomena, focusing especially on the spatial (geographical) context within the health and life sciences industry. In addition, business ecosystem evolution and change dynamics are addressed. This study is literature-based; the findings and analysis provide a research frame for forthcoming empirical studies. Despite increasing attention, business ecosystem literature is still relatively immature, and previous studies have mostly focused on software and the information technology (it) industries. Hence, this paper provides new insights into the business ecosystem concept in a novel context.

Keywords: business ecosystem; health and life sciences; innovation; spatial context (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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