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Towards a theory of ecosystems

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Jacobides, Michael G., Cennamo, Carmelo, Gawer, Annabelle·2018·Strategic Management Journal

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Research Summary: The recent surge of interest in “ecosystems” in strategy research and practice has mainly focused on what ecosystems are and how they operate. We complement this literature by considering when and why ecosystems emerge, and what makes them distinct from other governance forms. We argue that modularity enables ecosystem emergence as it allows a set of distinct yet interdependent organizations to coordinate without full hierarchical fiat. We show how ecosystems address multilateral dependences based on various types of complementarities—supermodular or unique, unidirectional or bidirectional—which determine the ecosystem's value‐add. We argue that at the core of ecosystems lie nongeneric complementarities, and the creation of sets of roles that face similar rules. We conclude with implications for mainstream strategy and suggestions for future research. Managerial Summary: We consider what makes ecosystems different from other business constellations, including markets, alliances, or hierarchically managed supply chains. Ecosystems, we posit, are interacting organizations, enabled by modularity, not hierarchically managed, bound together by the nonredeployability of their collective investment elsewhere. Ecosystems add value as they allow managers to coordinate their multilateral dependence through sets of roles that face similar rules, thus obviating the need to enter into customized contractual agreements with each partner. We explain how different types of complementarities (unique or supermodular, generic or specific, uni‐ or bi‐directional) shape ecosystems and offer a “theory of ecosystems” that can explain what they are, when they emerge, and why alignment occurs. Finally, we outline the critical factors affecting ecosystem emergence, evolution, and success—or failure.

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Authors: Jacobides, M. G., Cennamo, C., & Gawer, A.
Affiliations: London Business School (GB)
Bocconi University (IT)
University of Surrey (GB)
Corresponding author: Jacobides, Michael G.
ORCID: Jacobides, Michael G.
Cennamo, Carmelo
Gawer, Annabelle
Venue: Strategic Management Journal
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2018-06-05
Volume: 39
Issue: 8
Pages: 2255-2276
ISSN: 0143-2095 (ISSN-L)
1097-0266
DOI: 10.1002/smj.2904
OpenAlex: W2799670133
Cited by: 3,724
References: 102
Citations by year: 2026: 790 · 2025: 565 · 2024: 520 · 2023: 499 · 2022: 483 · 2021: 404 · 2020: 297 · 2019: 129 · 2018: 30
FWCI: 358.54
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: hybrid
doi.org
Licence: cc-by
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (vor)
Locations: Strategic Management Journal (publishedVersion, cc-by)
SSRN Electronic Journal (publishedVersion)
London Business School Research Online (London Business School) (acceptedVersion)
Archivio istituzionale della Ricerca - Bocconi (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Surrey Research Insight Open Access (The University of Surrey) (submittedVersion)
Spiral (Imperial College London) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders: London Business School
Topics: Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Digital Platforms and Economics
Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Business Strategy and Innovation
Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Innovation and Knowledge Management
Keywords: business ecosystems, ecosystem emergence, modularity, complementarity, inter-organizational coordination, governance forms

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