Dear all,
We are thrilled to invite you to join our upcoming in-person presenter symposium: "Exploring Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Heterogeneity: A Scholarly Examination and Discussion of Inter- and Intra-EE Factors", scheduled on Tuesday, Aug 8, 2023, 2 pm – 3:30 pm EST at Hynes in Room 205.
Abstract
An entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE) is "a set of interdependent actors and factors coordinated in such a way that they enable productive entrepreneurship within a particular territory" (Stam, 2015: 5). By incorporating both "entrepreneurial" and "ecosystem" elements, EEs are argued to constitute "organized attempts to establish environments that are conducive to increasing the success for newly established ventures" (Audretsch, Belitski, & Desai, 2019: 313). Interest in EEs by scholars, policymakers, and practitioners has grown rapidly in recent years given the impact that their complex interdependencies between inter- and intra-EE factors have on the entry, growth, and exit of new ventures (Xu, Yang, Liu, Newbert, & Boal, Forthcoming), which, in turn, fuels regional economic development and growth. Such an progress contributes to the scholarly conversation regarding "EE heterogeneity" (Theodoraki, Dana, & Caputo, 2022), that is, why some EEs can foster entrepreneurial activity while others cannot. As Storper (2013: 7) observe, "regional business ecosystems or clusters generate or attract their own factor supplies, and create their institutional and interactive environments. These conditions can not be readily imitated, nor can their costs or prices be bid down through interregional competition and sorting of firms and people." Along with scholars in related social science disciplines, such as economic geography (Storper, 2013), we seek to explore the drivers of change in EE development and their resultant social and political implications. In light of the challenges facing scholars interested in making a contribution to the EE literature, this symposium is intended to achieve two objectives by engaging a group of leading voices in the EE field. First, by highlighting interesting and important questions some of the leading scholars in the field are asking about EE heterogeneity, this symposium seeks to provide insight into the current conversations in the EE area and, in turn, help identify fruitful areas of inquiry going forward. Second, by soliciting expert feedback on these research projects by editors at top-tier journals in the field, it seeks to provide a viable roadmap toward publishing EE research in the very best management and entrepreneurship journals.
Presentations
- · Entrepreneurship Ecosystem and Natural Ecosystem: Uniting the Parcelized and Fragmented Forestland By Bridging Disciplinary Chams in the Ecosystem Disciplinary Chams in the Ecosystem
Yuxi Zhao; Concordia U.
- · Greening Pastures, Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Jip Leendertse; Utrecht U.
Frank Van Rijnsoever; Utrecht U.
- · Innovation Radicalness of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: An Analysis of Regional Knowledge Flows
Martina Buratti; Friedrich Schiller U. Jena
Matthias Menter; Friedrich Schiller U. Jena
Discussants:
- · Scott L. Newbert, City U. of New York, Baruch College
- · Christina Theodoraki, Toulouse Business School
We cannot wait to see you all in Boston soon! Please feel free to reach out to our organizers if you have any questions regarding the logistics:
Organizers:
References
Audretsch, D. B., Belitski, M., & Desai, S. 2019. National business regulations and city entrepreneurship in Europe: A multilevel nested analysis. Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, 43(6): 1148-1165.
Stam, E. 2015. Entrepreneurial ecosystems and regional policy: a sympathetic critique. European Planning Studies, 23(9): 1759-1769.
Storper, M. 2013. Keys to The City: How Economics, Institutions, Social Interaction, and Politics Shape Development. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
Theodoraki, C., Dana, L., & Caputo, A. 2022. Building sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems: A holistic approach. Journal of Business Research, 140: 346-360.
Xu, L., Yang, S., Liu, Y., Newbert, S. L., & Boal, K. Forthcoming. See the forest and the trees: Exploring the impact of inter- and intra-entrepreneurial ecosystem embeddedness on new venture creation. Academy of Management Journal.
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Shu Yang
Assistant Professor
Hofstra University
Bronx NY
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