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Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Theory, Practice and Futures
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This is a guide to understanding entrepreneurial ecosystems: what they are, why they matter, and to whom they matter. Ben Spigel explores this popular new theory of economic development, locating the intellectual roots of ecosystems, explaining the practices and processes that allow ecosystems to support the creation and growth of innovative entrepreneurial firms.
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The entrepreneurial ecosystem approach provides a way to synthesize often-disconnected literatures to open up new research questions and avenues of inquiry into policy-related issues and fundamental social science questions.
“The entrepreneurial ecosystem approach provides a way to synthe -size these often- disconnected literatures to open up new research questions and avenues of inquiry into both policy- related issues regarding how to support economic growth and prosperity as well as more fundamental social science questions such as the relationship between structure and agency in modern capitalism (Sp”
From Toward an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Research Program (2022) · cites this paper as Spigel, 2020
This approach reflects an implicit assumption within both research and policy communities that entrepreneurship is good for economies and that increasing the amount of entrepreneurship will lead to increases in social welfare through job creation, in-bound investment, and redistributive taxes.
“However, this approach reflects an implicit assumption within both research and policy communities that entrepreneurship is good for economies and that increasing the amount of entrepreneurship will lead to increases in social welfare through job creation, in- bound investment, and redistributive taxes ( Spigel, 2020 ).”
From Toward an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Research Program (2022) · cites this paper as Spigel, 2020
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Wurth, B., Stam, E., & Spigel, B. (2022) · Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice · doi:10.1177/1042258721998948 · Cited by 789
“Furthermore, entrepreneurial ecosystems emphasize the role of ‘place’ and provide a lens for understanding regional transformation through entrepre - neurial action (Audretsch, 2015; Feldman & Lowe, 2018; O’Connor et al., 2018).”
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- Spigel, B.
- Corresponding author
- Spigel, Ben
- ORCID
- Spigel, Ben
- Venue
- Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks
- Publisher
- Edward Elgar Publishing
- Published
- 2020-07-31
- OpenAlex
- W4250098661
- Cited by
- 80
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 30 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1
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- 8.66
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management of Technology and Innovation › Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management of Technology and Innovation › University-Industry-Government Innovation Models
- Social Sciences › Development › Regional Development and Innovation
- Keywords
- entrepreneurial ecosystems, economic development, innovation, entrepreneurship theory
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