The ecosystem as helix: an exploratory theory‐building study of regional co‐opetitive entrepreneurial ecosystems as Quadruple/Quintuple Helix Innovation Models

Elias G. Carayannis, Evangelos Grigoroudis, David F. J. Campbell, Dirk Meissner, Dimitra Stamati · 2017 · R and D Management

Summary. This paper develops a theoretical framework for understanding regional innovation ecosystems using the Quadruple/Quintuple Helix model, which integrates government, universities, industry, civil society, and environmental actors. The authors argue that regions function as complex, multi-level systems where organizations pursue both competitive and cooperative goals through entrepreneurial activities. They conceptualize these ecosystems as fractal structures with dynamic assets and propose that innovation systems can be organized by geographical and research-based properties.

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@article{carayannis-2017-ecosystem-helix-exploratory-theory-building,
  title   = {The ecosystem as helix: an exploratory theory‐building study of regional co‐opetitive entrepreneurial ecosystems as Quadruple/Quintuple Helix Innovation Models},
  author  = {Elias G. Carayannis and Evangelos Grigoroudis and David F. J. Campbell and Dirk Meissner and Dimitra Stamati},
  journal = {R and D Management},
  year    = {2017},
  doi     = {10.1111/radm.12300},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1111/radm.12300}
}

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DOI

10.1111/radm.12300

Countries

United States, Greece, Austria

Regions

North America, Europe

Categories

regional-innovation-systems, innovation-theory, policy, general-innovation

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2026-04-28