Advancing Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Research

Name: Advancing Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Research | Concepts for Regional Entrepreneurship Ecologists
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ISBN: 978-1-0353-3661-6

Concepts for Regional Entrepreneurship Ecologists

Allan O'Connor(Editor)

Edward Elgar Publishing

Will be published approx. on 23. June 2026

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294 pages

978-1-0353-3661-6 (ISBN)

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Using ideas from natural ecology to better understand entrepreneurship as complex systems, this book offers a different research approach to explain how entrepreneurship operates within specific regional contexts. The book aims to:

show how ecological thinking offers a fresh perspective on entrepreneurial ecosystems.
demonstrate how this approach differs from traditional entrepreneurship research.
provide practical guidelines for researchers and policymakers working in regional entrepreneurship.

It concludes that a holistic, interdisciplinary approach-similar to how ecologists study natural environments-is essential to grasp the dynamic entrepreneurial relationships between people, institutions, organizations, natural resources and attributes in regional economies. The book introduces a new paradigm for studying entrepreneurship that emphasizes interconnectedness and system-level change.

Advancing Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Research is a valuable resource for scholars and students of business and management, economic geography and entrepreneurship. Policymakers, practitioners and consultants in entrepreneurship and organizational systems seeking evidence-based techniques to inform their work will also greatly benefit from the insights in this book.

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'This book expertly explains the ecological perspective of entrepreneurial ecosystem as complex interrelations between ecosystem elements and their holistic combination into a place-idiosyncratic system of initiatives. It is relevant not only policy makers, but also anyone developing more grassroots initiatives aimed at regenerative regional economic development and societal wellbeing.' -- Martin Bliemel, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia 'Regional development is increasingly recognised as an ecological phenomenon, though understanding it has remained elusive. O'Connor and colleagues significantly advance the agenda by untangling these complexities both theoretically and empirically. It forges an "entrepreneurship ecology" that allows those from the worlds of both regional development and entrepreneurship to collide productively.' -- Robert Huggins, Cardiff University, UK 'As a geographer, I welcome the publication of this edited volume on regional entrepreneurial ecosystems. By highlighting the geographic challenges - including questions of scale, time, but also inquiring critically about the metaphor ecology and novel methodologies - the authors address critical questions in entrepreneurial ecosystem research that may help us understand and shape socioeconomic developments at a local and regional level.' -- Heike Mayer, University of Bern, Switzerland

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