The structure of an innovation ecosystem: foundations for future research

Tomás Dias Sant’Ana, Paulo Henrique de Souza Bermejo, Marina Figueiredo Moreira, Wagner Vilas Boas de Souza · 2020 · Management Decision

Summary. This systematic review examines how innovation ecosystems are structured by analyzing 26 years of peer-reviewed research. The authors identify three main structural classifications: ecosystem life cycles (birth through self-renewal), hierarchical levels (macroscopic to microscopic), and layered architectures including core-periphery and triple-layer models. The review reveals that ecosystem structure research remains concentrated among few authors and proposes the triple-layer core-periphery framework and 6C framework as benchmarks for future studies.

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  title   = {The structure of an innovation ecosystem: foundations for future research},
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DOI

10.1108/md-03-2019-0383

Countries

Brazil

Regions

South America

Categories

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

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