Unpacking the Nature of Orchestrator Coherence in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

Juliana Bonomi Santos, Bruno Brandão Fischer, André Cherubini Alves and Philip T. Roundy

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2025, vol. 49, issue 4, 1098-1128

Abstract: Despite its importance to the functioning of entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs), the orchestration of networks remains a largely undertheorized topic. To address this “omission,†we sought to explain the interplay between networks, their orchestrators, and their implications for ecosystem outcomes. To do so, we conducted an in-depth case study of the Agtech Valley EE in Brazil. From our study, we developed theoretical insights on the notion of “ecosystem coherence†as a foundational driver of EE structuration. Findings revealed two dimensions of ecosystem coherence: capabilities coherence (based on organizational and cognitive proximities) and relationship coherence (based on institutional and social proximities).

Keywords: entrepreneurial ecosystem; AgTechs; orchestration; networks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1177/10422587241311118

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