Entrepreneurial ecosystems: Founding figures and research frontiers in economic geography

Schäfer, Susann; Mayer, Heike

doi:10.1515/zfw-2019-0008

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“…It was anticipated that identifying the differences in the regions would further explain why some regions are more entrepreneurially oriented than others. This study is significant between the Asia and Africa for the subsequent reasons: It can identify the exact socio-cultural, political and environmental reasons for the development of entrepreneurship in two distinct environments; It can shed some light on and suggest appropriate policies for fostering entrepreneurship in Asia and Africa; The results of this study will be applicable to emerging economies as well as low-income countries that are grossly under-represented in entrepreneurship literature; and finally It will further the research on entrepreneurial ecosystems and their role in diverse regional contexts and regional development as well as why they fail, a gap brought to light by some studies (Malecki, 2018; Schäfer & Mayer, 2019). …”

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confidence: 87%

“…This concept leads to entrepreneurship ecosystem (EE) theory. An EE is a ‘self-organizing, adaptive, geographically bound community of multifaceted agents working at numerous aggregated levels, whose non-linear exchanges result in patterns of activities from which entrepreneurial ventures form over time’ (Roundy et al, 2018; Schäfer & Mayer, 2019). Following the domains proposed by Isenberg (2010), the EE goes beyond a simple social context but encompasses policy, finance, culture, support, human capital and markets in an absolute geographic location, whether industrial region, county, city, country or even continental regions, as is the case here.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It will further the research on entrepreneurial ecosystems and their role in diverse regional contexts and regional development as well as why they fail, a gap brought to light by some studies (Malecki, 2018; Schäfer & Mayer, 2019).…”

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confidence: 98%

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What Determines the Geography of Entrepreneurship? A Comparative Study Between Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia

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2021

Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economie

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There is a clear disparity between different regions of the world regarding the type and number of entrepreneurs. These differences are most prominent between low-income regions like Africa and middle- to high-income regions such as South-East Asia. Thirty years ago, Asian and African countries were at similar stages of development, but today their difference in entrepreneurship and economic development is massive, which makes them intriguing cases to compare. To investigate the extent of this and explain why it happens, this study identifies the main influences on entrepreneurial activity, according to entrepreneurship ecosystem (EE) theory and knowledge spillover theory. Making use of multivariate analysis of variance, the most prominent factors responsible for the difference in entrepreneurship capacity in the regions were found to be technology development, political situation and the quality of public institutions. South-East Asia provides these to a sufficient degree thereby giving rise to a healthy EE, while Africa’s ability to build this infrastructure is still in its embryonic stage. This study’s efficacy is to inform on possible policies that low- and middle-income nations can follow to build entrepreneurship in their current economic situations, as well as to expand EE theory in the underexplored context of developing countries.

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What Determines the Geography of Entrepreneurship? A Comparative Study Between Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia

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2021

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“…Although there is a similar core to all definitions, revolving around the regionally place-based community of stakeholders and/or elements providing a nurturing environment for new ventures, there are different facets in terms of the ontology of ecosystem links, their interactions, ultimate effects on the formation of firms, and the characteristics of examined entities and subjects (e.g., new ventures, high-growth firms, migrant enterprises). These slight differences are rooted in different epistemological perspectives on the entrepreneurial phenomenon due to the multidisciplinarity of theoretical and methodological approaches, ranging from regional and innovation studies, business studies, economics, and economic geography (Schafer & Mayer, 2019). Nevertheless, it can be argued that the community of en-trepreneurial ecosystem researchers have developed into a school of thought (Fleck, 1981) characterized by a shared subject of examination and a slightly different set of perspectives and analytical approaches (Wurth et al, 2021).…”

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Spatialities of entrepreneurial ecosystems

Schäfer

2021

Geography Compass

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The concept of entrepreneurial ecosystems has gained tremendous attention in academia across different scientific disciplines. This start-of-the-art contribution addresses the most recent lineages of the entrepreneurial ecosystem debate from a spatial perspective: measurement of entrepreneurial ecosystems, entrepreneurial evolution, novel actors, institutions and events, governance as well as gender in entrepreneurial ecosystems. The theoretical advancements will be critically reviewed by examining the implicit and explicit spatial references. The paper also highlights the potential of using spatial analysis for entrepreneurial ecosystems, drawing on four different understandings of space.

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“…The ecosystem metaphor is widely used to describe actors and dynamics in the field of digital innovation, and with that, also in the development and use of open data platforms, both by researchers and practitioners (Pollock, 2011;Harrison et al, 2012;Dawes et al, 2016;Schäfer and Mayer, 2019). The major reason for its currency is found in the notion that developing, publishing and using open data requires different skills and, therefore, the involvement of actors from various fields (Kitchin, 2014;Gonzalez-Zapata and Heeks, 2015).…”

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Zooming Into the Ecosystem: Agency and Politics Around Open Data Platforms in Lyon and Berlin

Slobodova

Becker

2020

Front. Sustain. Cities

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Open data platforms provide free access to datasets in key areas of urban development. Often managed by the local state, open data platforms constitute a part of smart city strategies worldwide, serving different, potentially contradictory aims, i.e., fostering economic development, pursuing civic objectives or improving administrative efficiency. Reflecting these diverse orientations, our interest lies in understanding how open data platforms are coproduced by different actors based on their conceptions of open data. Taking a critical stance toward the often functionalistic interpretation of open data initiatives as ecosystems, we conceptualize the development of open data initiatives through a dynamic approach to agency, focusing on the strategies of different actor groups shaping open data initiatives and platforms in specific local governance contexts. Empirically, the paper analyses the development of open data initiatives and platforms in two European cities, Lyon and Berlin. Starting with the initial steps for setting open data on the agenda, we apply a process perspective unpacking actors' conceptions of open data and their strategies to shape open data initiatives and platform design. The analysis is based on tracing development processes and on interviews with representatives of city administrations, open data initiatives and civil society. Our findings indicate the objectives of open data initiatives were narrowed down to economic development and administration efficiency, despite broader visions on open data among other actors. This can be traced back to the high importance of personnel, financial and technical resources for defining the implementation of open data initiatives.

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Entrepreneurial ecosystems: Founding figures and research frontiers in economic geography

Cited by 19 publications

References 40 publications

What Determines the Geography of Entrepreneurship? A Comparative Study Between Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia

What Determines the Geography of Entrepreneurship? A Comparative Study Between Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia

Spatialities of entrepreneurial ecosystems

Zooming Into the Ecosystem: Agency and Politics Around Open Data Platforms in Lyon and Berlin

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