Determination of the Business Ecosystem Key Characteristics in the Economic and Legal Space

Abstract

There are two key characteristics of ecosystems were identified and described in the article, based on bibliographic analysis: boundaries and stakeholders. Based on the analysis of definitions, the main approaches to defining the boundaries of ecosystems determined: relationships with the leader through relations of control, exposure to institutional impact, localization and belonging to a value creation network. When comparing them, it was concluded that the most universal and promising ways of defining boundaries are exposure to institutional impact and belonging to a value creation network. We highlighted and described the key roles of ecosystem stakeholders: leader, priority stakeholder, complementator, including the participants, relations with which characterized by the term "coopetition". The main provisions illustrated by examples of Russian ecosystems formed based on digital platforms.