Abstract This study examines the digitalization of entrepreneurial ecosystems and its implications for its conceptual boundaries. In particular, it explores opportunities to catalyze the early evolution of entrepreneurial ecosystems stemming from digitalization. Surprisingly, the role of digitalization has not been…
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Cleaning the window of opportunity: Towards a typology of sustainability entrepreneurs
Abstract Essential for targeting the urgent societal challenges of today and tomorrow, entrepreneurial activity requires deeper, more thorough information on sustainability entrepreneurs. Through an opportunity recognition process lens, this study contributes to deriving a typology of sustainability entrepreneurs by underscoring…
Unobserved heterogeneity in firm performance: The alignment of entrepreneurial orientation and organizational error management culture
Abstract Most prior research has focused on the positive relationship between a firm’s entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and its performance. However, errors in entrepreneurial strategies are inevitable. We argue that entrepreneurial firms benefit from an organizational error management culture. Drawing on…
Digital boundary spanning in the evolution of entrepreneurial ecosystems: A dynamic capabilities perspective
Abstract This study examines the digitalization of entrepreneurial ecosystems and its implications for its conceptual boundaries. In particular, it explores opportunities to catalyze the early evolution of entrepreneurial ecosystems stemming from digitalization. Surprisingly, the role of digitalization has not been…
Bringing the knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship to circular economies: Knowledge and values in entrepreneurial ecosystems
Abstract Transitioning from a linear economy to a circular economy (CE) supports the realisation of societal values towards more sustainable development. This article identifies mechanisms by which circularity can be embedded in entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) through the flow of relevant…
Start-ups and entrepreneurial ecosystems in the circular economy: A multi-level approach for safe and just planetary boundaries
Abstract A circular economy (CE) addresses the shift in economic systems from an unsustainable linear approach to a sustainable circular approach through start-ups and entrepreneurial ecosystems (EE). A single level of focus on CE research limits an understanding of the…
Ecosystem pipelines: Collective action in entrepreneurial ecosystems
Abstract Entrepreneurial ecosystems comprise a range of different actors, structures and processes that support entrepreneurs in starting and growing their ventures. They are governed through collective action, which helps ecosystem actors achieve common goals that otherwise would be beyond the…