business ecosystem literature review

Business ecosystem evolution and strategic considerations: A literature review

Ieee account.

• Change Username/Password
• Update Address

Purchase Details

• Payment Options
• Order History
• View Purchased Documents

Profile Information

• Communications Preferences
• Profession and Education
• Technical Interests
• US & Canada: +1 800 678 4333
• Worldwide: +1 732 981 0060
• Contact & Support
• About IEEE Xplore
• Accessibility
• Terms of Use
• Nondiscrimination Policy
• Privacy & Opting Out of Cookies

A not-for-profit organization, IEEE is the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. © Copyright 2024 IEEE - All rights reserved. Use of this web site signifies your agreement to the terms and conditions.

Complex Systems Informatics and Modeling Quarterly

• Other Journals
• For Readers
• For Authors
• For Librarians
• Announcements

Modeling Digital Business Ecosystems: A Systematic Literature Review

The changing business landscapes urge organizations to collaborate and combine their expertise to stay competitive. Organizations establish partnerships and collaborate via the Internet, which often happens dynamically and at fast pace resulting in formation of Digital Business Ecosystems (DBEs). DBEs are complex and their management requires having explicit and up-to-date information about them. Modeling enables thorough visual analysis and facilitates the understanding and formation of DBEs. It also allows viewing DBEs through multiple perspectives, as well as exploring alternatives in the course of DBE formation or management. This systematic review aims to synthesize existing studies pertaining to Conceptual Modeling for analysis, design, and management of DBEs. A total of 94 studies were included in the review. The findings suggest that there is a scarcity of existing Conceptual Modeling methods and tools supporting DBEs. Additionally, the extensive emphasis on DBEs’ actors in modeling leads to an urgent need for the methods to be extended to support the establishment of holistic views for integrating multiple perspectives of DBEs. Future research should focus on these areas to facilitate the transformation of how organization’s collaborations are viewed – from a single-organization to a multitude of viewpoints on organizational networks of collaboration, coexistence, and competition. Such models also need to support the key features of DBEs, such as resilience and automation.

• There are currently no refbacks.

Digital business ecosystem: Literature review and a framework for future research

• Related Documents

Conceptualising Capabilities and Value Co-Creation in a Digital Business Ecosystem (DBE): A Systematic Literature Review

A systematic literature review of the efqm excellence model from 1991 to 2019.

A systematic literature review (SLR) from 1991 to 2019 is carried out about EFQM (European Foundation for Quality Management) excellence model in this paper. The aim of the paper is to present state of the art in quantitative research on the EFQM excellence model that will guide future research lines in this field. The articles were searched with the help of six strings and these six strings were executed in three popular databases i.e. Scopus, Web of Science, and Science Direct. Around 584 peer-reviewed articles examined, which are directly linked with the subject of quantitative research on the EFQM excellence model. About 108 papers were chosen finally, then the purpose, data collection, conclusion, contributions, and type of quantitative of the selected papers are discussed and analyzed briefly in this study. Thus, this study identifies the focus areas of the researchers and knowledge gaps in empirical quantitative literature on the EFQM excellence model. This article also presents the lines of future research.

Developing Management from Islamic Perspectives (MIP) as a Formal Academic Discipline

Management from Islamic Perspectives (MIP) is an emerging field that has begun to attract scholarly attention. However, the research undertaken so far has been rather fragmented and lack a clear agenda. This paper presents a literature review of the field and the areas of current focus. Although the field has a huge growth potential, I argue that it faces several challenges and problems as it develops further. I outline these potential pitfalls, suggest how to develop MIP as a formal discipline, and explain how to integrate it within real-life business practices. The article closes with a call for research to be conducted in a more organized fashion through an international consortium of researchers as well as recommendations for future research directions.

A Literature Review of “ Parenting Styles and Emotional Intelligence of X Class Students”

The research for the review of literature is one of the first and foremost important steps in the research process. The search for related literature is a time consuming but fruitful phase of any research programme. In this article, the researcher was made an attempt to present findings from the collected related literature on parenting styles and emotional intelligence of adolescents. The main motto behind this article is to review of related literature from 1990 to till date. The paper also summarizes the findings of the studies on Emotional Intelligence and Parenting Styles giving a direction for future research.

The Social Consequences of Phubbing

Recent empirical work suggests that phubbing, a term used to describe the practice of snubbing someone with a phone during a face-to-face social interaction, harms the quality of social relationships. Based on a comprehensive literature review, this chapter presents a framework that integrates three concurrent mechanisms that explain the relational impact of phubbing: expectancy violations, ostracism, and attentional conflict. Based on this framework, theoretically grounded propositions are formulated that may serve as guidelines for future research on these mechanisms, the conditions under which they operate, and a number of potential issues that need to be considered to further validate and extend the framework.

A systematic literature review of healthcare supply chain and implications of future research

Purpose This paper aims to review the healthcare supply chain (HSC) literature along various areas and to find out the gap in it. Design/methodology/approach In total, 143 research papers were reviewed during 1996-2017. A critical review was carried out in various dimensions such as research methodologies/data collection method (empirical, case study and literature review) and inquiry mode of research methodology (qualitative, quantitative and mixed), country-specific, targeted area, research aim and year of publication. Findings Supply chain (SC) operations, performance measurement, inventory management, lean and agile operation, and use of information technology were well studied and analyzed, however, employee and customer training, tracking and visibility of medicines, cold chain management, human resource practices, risk management and waste management are felt to be important areas but not much attention were made in this direction. Research limitations/implications Mainly drug and vaccine SC were considered in current study of HSC while SC along healthcare equipment and machine, hospitality and drug manufacturing related papers were excluded in this study. Practical implications This literature review has recognized and analyzed various issues relevant to HSC and shows the direction for future research to develop an efficient and effective HSC. Originality/value The insight of various aspects of HSC was explored in general for better and deeper understanding of it for designing of an efficient and competent HSC. The outcomes of the study may form a basis to decide direction of future research.

An Exit Strategy for the Definitional Elusiveness: A Three-Dimensional Framework for Social Entrepreneurship

Despite the growing utility and prevalence of social entrepreneurship, an accepted definition remains elusive and infeasible. Yet, it is imperative that the principles guiding social entrepreneurship are identified so that common ground is established to facilitate future research. On the basis of a systematic literature review, this conceptual paper proposes a theoretical framework outlining social entrepreneurship as a three-dimensional framework as a function of continua of “social” and “business” logics, “beneficial” and “detrimental” social change logics, and “innovation” and “mundane” logics. The framework accommodates the fuzziness and ambiguity associated with social entrepreneurship whilst remaining a workable, identifiable construct. By accounting for the shifting logics practiced by social entrepreneurship that both influence and are influenced by the organizational environment, this framework provides an exit strategy for the definitional elusiveness of social entrepreneurship. The resultant structures and functions of social entrepreneurship are shaped by these constraints as reflected by the fluidity and flexibility endorsed by the framework. Four avenues for future research regarding social entrepreneurship are recommended on the basis of the framework proposed in this article.

Organizational Commitment and Lean Sustainability: Literature Review and Directions for Future Research

The vast majority of works published on Lean focus on the evaluation of tools and/or the strategies needed for its implementation. Although many authors highlight the degree of employee commitment as one of the key aspects of Lean, what has gone largely unnoticed in the literature, is that few studies have examined in-depth the concept of organizational commitment in connection with Lean. With this narrative literature review article, our main objective is (1) to identify and analyze an extensive body of literature that addresses the Lean Manufacturing approach and how it relates to employee commitment, emphasizing affective commitment as the main type of organizational commitment positively associated with Lean, and (2) to highlight the management practices required to encourage this kind of commitment and promote the success and sustainability of Lean. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive overview that can help researchers and practitioners interested in Lean better understand the importance of employee commitment in this type of approach, and as well, to identify related research questions.

International social ventures: A literature review and guidance for future research

The socioeconomic welfare of urban green areas and parks; a literature review of available evidence.

Urban green areas present a lucid example for the harmonious co-existence of the artificial and natural environments best illustrated by their interdependence and interconnection in urban spaces. Urban green areas are essential for the health and wellbeing of citizens. The present study aimed to investigate those multiple benefits for citizens that arise through the existence of urban green areas, as well as important policy dimensions that should be considered when designing the expansion of urban green spaces in urban development. The study was based on a literature review to examine for available evidence on the benefit levels derived by the existence of urban green areas. An extended literature review was followed by a structured review, based on specific inclusion and exclusion criteria, which partly followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. The search was conducted in two databases, and a total of 1674 articles and abstracts were identified through the database searches. After removing 114 duplicates, 1560 records were initially screened based on title and abstract. Following inclusion and exclusion criteria, 14 articles were incorporated in the structured review and a total of 47 in the extended review. The extended literature review identified 33 additional articles examining aspects of benefits that did not fall under the pre-established inclusion and exclusion criteria used in the structured review, such as health benefits and other social parameters associated with urban green spaces. The selected studies were allocated in five principal groups according to study types: three of the them consisted of studies employing “willingness to pay” (WTP) methods, five were based on property values, two studies assigned monetary values, while another two assigned CO2 values, and, finally, two studies were based on qualitative criteria. The results indicated benefits to citizens and increased welfare levels gained by the existence of urban green areas. The conducted review revealed a number of findings and recommendations that could direct future research and urban policy. Those hints could assist local authorities as well as stakeholders in order to measure and assess the benefits of green spaces and urban parks and promote measures and programs to assist their further deployment.

Export Citation Format

Share document.

Advertisement

A systematic literature review of entrepreneurial ecosystems in advanced and emerging economies

• Published: 02 March 2020
• Volume 57 , pages 75–110, ( 2021 )

Cite this article

• Zhe Cao 1 &
• Xianwei Shi   ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-5977-7880 2  

21k Accesses

194 Citations

8 Altmetric

Explore all metrics

The concept of entrepreneurial ecosystems has been gaining considerable attention during the past decade among practitioners, policymakers, and researchers. However, to date, entrepreneurial ecosystem research has been largely atheoretical and static, and it focused mostly on advanced economies. In this paper, we therefore do two things. We first systematically review entrepreneurial ecosystem literature and propose a conceptual model that explicates three entrepreneurial ecosystem dynamics based on resource , interaction , and governance logics, respectively. We then systematically review empirical studies of emerging economy entrepreneurial ecosystems to build a theoretical framework that highlights their salient features. We reveal three key findings that challenge the direct application of the model vis-à-vis advanced economy entrepreneurial ecosystems to emerging economy entrepreneurial ecosystems: resource scarcities , structural gaps , and institutional voids . Our findings contribute to entrepreneurial ecosystem literature in terms of ecosystem dynamics and contextualizing entrepreneurial ecosystems in emerging economies. We also provide policy implications for emerging countries in fostering new venture creation.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Price includes VAT (Russian Federation)

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Rent this article via DeepDyve

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

Entrepreneurial ecosystem elements

The impact of entrepreneurship on economic, social and environmental welfare and its determinants: a systematic review

Barriers and facilitators of university-industry collaboration for research, development and innovation: a systematic review

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/emergingmarketeconomy.asp

Author information

Authors and affiliations.

Business School, Imperial College, London, SW7 2AZ, UK

Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, China

Xianwei Shi

You can also search for this author in PubMed   Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Xianwei Shi .

Additional information

Publisher’s note.

Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

Appendix 1. Review procedures for search, selection, and exclusion

The systematic review of entrepreneurial ecosystems

Criteria for inclusion for review

Studies providing theoretical contributions

Both theoretical and empirical studies

Focus on entrepreneurial ecosystems

All years (1970–2018)

Search method and scope (949)

A full search of articles within database Web of Science ISI Social Sciences Index

Focus on title and abstract

Search strings ( n  = 589)

TS=((entrep* OR start-up* OR startup*) AND (ecosystem* OR eco-system*))

Expanded search to guarantee exhaustiveness ( n  = 360):

Google scholars first 30 pages (272)

ProQuest (9)

Snowball (54)

Other sources include hand searching, personal contacts, working papers and other gray literature (25)

Exclusion criteria by theoretical relevance (881)

Not related to management, business or economics ( n  = 165)

Foreign language articles ( n  = 50)

Nonpapers, including reports, speeches, call for papers, magazines, and blogs (64)

Screen title and abstract to exclude studies in which the primary focus is not on entrepreneurial ecosystems ( n  = 602)

Single-use, multiple without elaboration, and grammatical coincidence

Unrelated discipline such as environmental studies

Duplicated studies

Pure empirical and descriptive studies that provide little theoretical contribution

Studies focused on corporate-level open innovation

Studies focused on nongeographical ecosystem concepts such as business ecosystems

Studies focused on new firm location choice

Studies focused on the relationship between entrepreneurship and economic growth

Studies focused on only one or two components of entrepreneurial ecosystems, rather than the ecosystem as a whole

Exclude papers from the same authors that present similar arguments or theories. Keep the representative papers with high citations

For gray literature, check the quality by referring to the quality assessment guidance from Adams et al. ( 2017 ) and only include articles that are fit-for-purpose, provide contributions and are evaluated by field experts

Results unavailable electronically or by other reasonable means

This review resulted in 68 key papers on entrepreneurial ecosystems.

The systematic review of empirical studies on E4s

Empirical articles including both quantitative and qualitative studies

All sectors

Search method and scope (36,896)

Search strings ( n  = 36,886)

TS=((("entrepreneur*”) OR (“new venture*”) OR (“new firm*”) OR (new enterprise*) OR (“startup”) OR (“start-up”) OR (SME*) OR (“small firm*”) OR (“small and medium-sized enterprise*”) OR (“micro and small business*”) OR (“firm formation”) OR (“scale-up”) OR (“scaleup”) OR (stand-up) OR (“business model*”) OR (“scalable business model”) OR (“experimentation”) OR (“lean method”) OR (“lean startup”) OR (“disruption orient*”) OR (“growth oriented”) OR (“entrepreneurial firm*”) OR (“nascent entrepreneur*”) OR (unicorn) OR (digital entrepreneur*”) OR (“digital startup*”))

AND ((“emerging econom*”) OR (“emerging-market”) OR (“emerging countr*”) OR Brazil OR Chile OR China OR Colombia OR Hungary OR Indonesia OR India OR Malaysia OR Mexico OR Peru OR Philippines OR Russia OR (“South Africa”) OR Thailand OR Turkey)

AND ((institution*) OR (“institution* void*”) OR (cultur*) OR (normative) OR (regulatory) OR (resource*) OR (“institution* gap*”) OR (“institution* failure”) OR (“market failure*”) OR (“intermedia*”) OR (sponsor*) OR (“external factor*”) OR (barrier*) OR (constraint*) OR (“founding environment*”) OR (“resource* gap*”) OR (“resource* scarcit*”) OR (“resource* munificen*”) OR (accelerator*) OR (incubator*) OR (“coworking space*”) OR (“financ*”) OR (“venture capital*”) OR (“angel investor*”) OR (crowdfunding*) OR (“human capital”) OR (“science park*”) OR (“entrepreneur* ecosystem*”) OR (“startup ecosystem”) OR (“start-up ecosystem”) OR (“family business*”) OR (“family-owned business*”) OR (“business group*”) OR (“returnee entrepreneur*”) OR (“transnational entrepreneur*”) OR (“entrepreneur* education”)) OR (“mentor*”) OR (“knowledge spill-over*”))

Expanded search to guarantee exhaustiveness ( n  = 10):

Expand to gray literature that focuses on E4s (Google Scholar first 30 pages and ProQuest)

Employ the snowballing technique by browsing through references of potentially relevant articles

A focused search of selected key journals to ensure that articles of relevance not using specified keywords are included

JBV, ETP, SMJ (top entrepreneurship journal)

AMJ, ASQ, and OS (top management journal)

SEJ (entrepreneurship journal related special issues not available on Web of Science database)

Known special focused journals including Research Policy and Small Business Economics

Exclusion criteria by theoretical relevance (36,877)

Reviews, editorials, book reviews, meeting abstracts, news items, discussion, retraction, software review, commentaries, biographical item, speeches, call for papers, magazines, blogs correction, letter, and note ( n  = 13,360)

Foreign language articles ( n  = 1119)

Not related to management, business, or economics ( n  = 19,563)

Screen title and abstract to exclude studies in which the primary focus is not on emerging economy entrepreneurial ecosystems ( n  = 2833)

Conceptual papers

Studies in countries that are not in the list of emerging economies

Noncontextual factors such as individual traits, capabilities, self-efficacy, prior knowledge, and sense-making

Studies focused on large corporations rather than SMEs and entrepreneurship, e.g., corporate entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship

Studies focused on the role of entrepreneurship in economic development and global networks

Studies focused on innovation rather than entrepreneurship

Studies focused on new firm strategies such as marketing, risk management, and talent management strategies

Studies focused on new construct and measurement development or validations

Studies focused on firm-level capabilities, e.g., entrepreneurial orientation and absorptive capacity

This review resulted in 19 key empirical studies on E4s.

Appendix 2. Entrepreneurial ecosystems dynamics

Conceptual model of entrepreneurial ecosystems dynamics

Appendix 3. Entrepreneurial ecosystems in emerging economies

Conceptual model of entrepreneurial ecosystems dynamics in emerging economies

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cao, Z., Shi, X. A systematic literature review of entrepreneurial ecosystems in advanced and emerging economies. Small Bus Econ 57 , 75–110 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-020-00326-y

Download citation

Accepted : 07 February 2020

Published : 02 March 2020

Issue Date : June 2021

DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-020-00326-y

Share this article

Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content:

Sorry, a shareable link is not currently available for this article.

Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative

• Entrepreneurial ecosystems
• Literature review
• Advanced economies
• Emerging economies
• Ecosystem dynamics

JEL Classifications

• Find a journal
• Publish with us
• Track your research