A Triple-Helix Ecosystem for Entrepreneurship: A Case Review

Ravi Chinta and Fiona Sussan ()
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Ravi Chinta: Nova Southeastern University
Fiona Sussan: University of Phoenix

A chapter in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, 2018, pp 67-80 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The collaborations among universities, businesses, and governments leading to entrepreneurial activities have received a lot of attention. Successful examples of such endeavours are plenty. However, how this triple-helix ecosystem may have changed in the digital economy remains unexplored. Specifically, there is a lack of research that addresses the changing roles of universities from acting as places for conducting R&D to become marketplaces for customers. The purpose of this chapter is to investigate the triple helix ecosystem of entrepreneurship in the digital economy. First, we use a historical lens to uncover the antecedents and drivers of university-business research collaborations with support from governments, and offer a few historical examples. Second, we highlight some recent digital businesses from the perspective of triple helix ecosystem of entrepreneurship. Third, we offer a new conceptual framework depicting the new roles of the three triadic players that have expanded from the supply side (i.e., R&D, funding) to the demand side (i.e., customer base) in enabling entrepreneurial activities.

Keywords: Digital entrepreneurs; China mass entrepreneurship policy; Government funded unicorns; Productive entrepreneurship; Digital ecosystem (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-63531-6_4

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