Collaboration, coordination, and cooperation lie at the core of interorganizational activities.
To address the confusion regarding the definitions of these three terms, recent works have …

As a response to the call for cumulative knowledge in ecosystem research, this paper
focuses on ecosystem literature from the perspective of a focal firm. Through an in-depth …

A circular economy maximizes the value of material resources and minimizes greenhouse
gas emissions, resource use, waste and pollution. We will posit that circularity needs to be …

Research Summary: The recent surge of interest in “ecosystems” in strategy research and
practice has mainly focused on what ecosystems are and how they operate. We complement …

Over the past 20 years, the term “ecosystem” has become pervasive in discussions of
strategy, both scholarly and applied. Its rise has mirrored an increasing interest and concern …

Abstract Although Small-to-Medium-sized-Enterprises (SMEs) frequently make vital
contributions to both national and global economics and innovations, the relative influences …

Innovation ecosystems are increasingly regarded as important vehicles to create and
capture value from complex value propositions. While current literature assumes these value …

Small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face the inherent tension of depending on
external partners to complement their internal innovation activities while having limited …

Achieving and sustaining growth depends on the effective work of multiple and
interconnected actors—such as eg governments, the private sector, society, universities …

Research Summary Despite a wealth of research on competitive and cooperative strategy,
gaps remain with respect to how firms successfully navigate cooperation and competition …