Ecology, Complex Systems and Sociology: Complementary Approaches to Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Research

Bliemel, M; O'Connor, A; Daniel, L; de Klerk, S; de Villiers Scheepers, M; Miles, M

Ecology, Complex Systems and Sociology: Complementary Approaches to Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Research

Bliemel, M

O'Connor, A Daniel, L de Klerk, S de Villiers Scheepers, M Miles, M

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Citation:: Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Cities and Regions - Emergence, Evolution, and Future, 2024
Issue Date:: 2024-03-14

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dc.contributor.author	Bliemel, M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5160-0888
dc.contributor.author	O'Connor, A
dc.contributor.author	Daniel, L
dc.contributor.author	de Klerk, S
dc.contributor.author	de Villiers Scheepers, M
dc.contributor.author	Miles, M
dc.contributor.editor	Huggins, R
dc.contributor.editor	Thompson, P
dc.contributor.editor	Kitagawa, F
dc.contributor.editor	Theodoraki, C
dc.contributor.editor	Prokop, D
dc.date.accessioned	2024-02-14T05:05:16Z
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dc.date.issued	2024-03-14
dc.identifier.citation	Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Cities and Regions - Emergence, Evolution, and Future, 2024
dc.identifier.isbn	0192866265
dc.identifier.isbn	978-0192866264
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dc.description.abstract	This chapter aims to provide researchers and policymakers with a pragmatic understanding of three different approaches to entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE) research. In particular, we aim to inform theoretical framework selection for researchers and policymakers who share an interest in the cultivation, enrichment, and evolution of entrepreneurial ecosystems. To do so, we illuminate three perspectives of entrepreneurial ecosystems and provide guidance on the theoretical frameworks and methods in their research application. Each of the three frameworks encapsulates a particular ecosystem epistemology (biological ecologies, complex adaptive systems, and community capitals). These frameworks converge regarding their emphasis on diversity among ecosystem elements and their inter-relationships, and situatedness within multilevel contexts. A methodological commonality here is the use of qualitative grass-roots approaches to assessing entrepreneurial ecosystems. To illustrate the similarities and differences in frameworks and their associated epistemologies and methods, we discuss how these vary in research application. Selecting a framework has implications for research methods and thus also what types of insights can be gained, such as how EEs can be designed, shaped or governed.
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dc.title	Ecology, Complex Systems and Sociology: Complementary Approaches to Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Research
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This chapter aims to provide researchers and policymakers with a pragmatic understanding of three different approaches to entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE) research. In particular, we aim to inform theoretical framework selection for researchers and policymakers who share an interest in the cultivation, enrichment, and evolution of entrepreneurial ecosystems. To do so, we illuminate three perspectives of entrepreneurial ecosystems and provide guidance on the theoretical frameworks and methods in their research application. Each of the three frameworks encapsulates a particular ecosystem epistemology (biological ecologies, complex adaptive systems, and community capitals). These frameworks converge regarding their emphasis on diversity among ecosystem elements and their inter-relationships, and situatedness within multilevel contexts. A methodological commonality here is the use of qualitative grass-roots approaches to assessing entrepreneurial ecosystems. To illustrate the similarities and differences in frameworks and their associated epistemologies and methods, we discuss how these vary in research application. Selecting a framework has implications for research methods and thus also what types of insights can be gained, such as how EEs can be designed, shaped or governed.

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