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

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 …

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 …

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 …

Purpose The concept of an innovation ecosystem, based on the idea of business ecosystem,
has increasingly grown in the literature on strategy, innovation, and entrepreneurship …

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 …

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 …

Sustainability is now a part of all areas of today's society and has become a cornerstone of
economic, social, and environmental prosperity. Its pivotal role means that sustainability has …

New focal firms are increasingly building new ecosystems to sustain their competitive
advantage. However, the mortality rate of these ecosystems is high, particularly in their …