In light of the scattered nature of extant ecosystem literature, we seek to (1) identify the
intellectual structure and theoretical roots of ecosystem literature within the broader field of …

For nearly a century, the key role of innovation in economic growth has been acknowledged
and studied. Today, innovations are increasingly understood as being embedded in …

Purpose The ecosystem perspective on innovation and business has emerged as the secret
sauce of innovative organizations. While its theoretical foundations are premised on …

The ecosystem approach to innovation and business ecosystem has emerged as prominent
research avenue departing from the extant literature on innovation and management. The …

The innovation ecosystem term has increasingly been attracting the interest of scholars and
practitioners for fifteen years. Contrary to the flourishing landscape, knowledge in this field is …

Purpose The rapid adoption of the ecosystem concept in innovation contexts has led to a
proliferation of differing uses. Scholars need to be crystal clear which concept of the …

The concept of an 'innovation ecosystem'is increasingly used to describe collectives of
heterogeneous, yet complementary organizational actors who jointly create some kind of …

Innovation ecosystem is an increasingly popular but all too often ambiguously utilized
concept across academia, policy and business. In their recent well-argued critique of the …

Publications pushing the “innovation ecosystem” meme have added valuable dimensions to
the economic development discussion. The phrase has captured the imagination of policy …

Although the foundational works of ecosystem research recognized the central role of
innovation, the current scholarship lacks a more systemic, systemized understanding of how …