The concept of innovation ecosystems has become popular during the last 15 years, leading
to a debate regarding its relevance and conceptual rigor, not the least in this journal. The …

Purpose Innovation ecosystems have not been defined univocally. The authors compare the
different approaches to innovation ecosystems in the literature, the link with open innovation …

This paper aims to clarify to what extent the emerging theory of innovation ecosystems (IE)
and the theory of systems of innovation (SI) are complementary and then identify how its …

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

The purpose of this paper is to offer a comprehensive and useful typology of innovation
ecosystems. While recent conceptual efforts have been allocated to delineating innovation …

The capacity to innovate is a fundamental resource for organizations as well as the true
wealth of a society. To contribute fully to the prosperity of an organization, region or country …

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 aim of this paper is to review research on innovation ecosystems to derive success
factors supporting the implementation of them. The reviewed studies highlight different …

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 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 …