Business, Innovation, and Knowledge Ecosystems: How They Differ and How to Survive and Thrive within Them

Re‐storying the Business, Innovation and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Concepts: The Model‐Narrative Review Method

“…We found supportive evidence of a widespread metaphorical use of the ecosystem term (Kuckertz 2019). Despite ongoing attempts to clarify the basic concepts related to ecosystems (Adner 2017;Anggraeni et al 2007;Autio and Thomas 2014;Autio et al 2018;Jacobides et al 2018;Peltoniemi 2006;Pilinkienė and Mačiulis 2014;Spigel 2017;Tsujimoto et al 2015;Valkokari 2015), our analysis reveals several new insights that help advance the conceptual clarity of the term. Despite ongoing attempts to clarify the basic concepts related to ecosystems (Adner 2017;Anggraeni et al 2007;Autio and Thomas 2014;Autio et al 2018;Jacobides et al 2018;Peltoniemi 2006;Pilinkienė and Mačiulis 2014;Spigel 2017;Tsujimoto et al 2015;Valkokari 2015), our analysis reveals several new insights that help advance the conceptual clarity of the term.…”

“…Alvedalen and Boschma 2017;Ritala and Almpanopoulou 2017;Tsujimoto et al 2015;Valkokari 2015) that highlight the ambiguity of overlapping definitions, mixed statements and inconsistent applications within the data. themes such as 'network', 'startup', 'hub firm').…”

Conceptualising Capabilities and Value Co-Creation in a Digital Business Ecosystem (DBE): A Systematic Literature Review

“…The actors in any ecosystem are very crucial since they are the ones who make up the ecosystem, and they are essential for the survival of the ecosystem. Similar to the concept of digital species suggested by Graça and Camarinha-Matos (2017), Baggio and Del Chiappa (2014), Järvi and Kortelainen (2017), Weber and Hine (2015), Lusch, Vargo, and Gustafsson (2016), Kinnunen, Sahlman, Harkonen, and Haapasalo (2013), and Valkokari (2015) postulate that DBE actors are human and non-human actors. The human actors are business actors such as commercial organisations, suppliers, buyers, producers, customers, sellers, delivery channels, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), governmental organisations, distributors, advertiser, policymaker, funders (e.g., banks, venture capitalist, angel, and corporate investors), marketers.…”

“…In terms of the definition of DBE, most sources such as Benghozi and Salvador (2014), Korpela, Ritala, Vilko, and Hallikas (2013), Baggio and Chiappa (2013), Pan, Foo, and Tan (2014), Baggio and Del Chiappa (2014), and Koch and Windsperger (2017) inherit the DBE definition from scholars Nachira et al (2007) and Corallo, Passiante, and Prencipe (2007). (Kinnunen et al, 2013) x S-28 (Koch & Windsperger, 2017) x x x S-30 (Korpela, Ritala, et al, 2013) x x x S-20 (Lusch, Vargo, & Gustafsson, 2016) x S-40 x S-31 (Nagrath et al, 2015) x S-28 (Pan, Foo, & Tan, 2014) x x x S-42 (Pattinson & Johnston, 2015) x S-7 (Valkokari, 2015) x S-45 (Vargas et al, 2016) x S-6 (Weber & Hine, 2015) x Nachira et al (2007) define DBE as a business ecosystem catalysed by ICT, whereas Corallo, Passiante, and Prencipe (2007) propounds that DBE enhances traditional collaborative ventures such as centralised (client-server), distributed (peer-to-peer models) and hybrid (such as web services) models, to form a separate holistic model. Scholars such as Djatna and Luthfiyanti (2015), Graça and Camarinha-Matos (2017), Moisescu and Sacala (2016) suggest significant definitions for DBE.…”

“…He emphasised abiotic and biotic components as complexes in an ecosystem, and a nested structure is required to manage the interaction between the two components. An ecosystem consists of a set of actors and interactions hence the actors' capabilities and roles evolve dynamically in their own manner (Moore, 1996;Wallner & Menrad, 2010;Valkokari, 2015). Since then, the ecosystem terminology has been adopted in various research and practices such as in business (Moore, 1993), digital environment (Briscoe, Sadedin, & De Wilde, 2011) including the use of cloud computing (Suciu, Ularu, & Craciunescu, 2012), innovation (Gobble, 2014), and knowledge management (Thomson, Callan, & Dennis, 2007).…”