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Local entrepreneurial ecosystems as configural narratives: A new way of seeing and evaluating antecedents and outcomes

Muñoz, Pablo; Kibler, Ewald; Mandakovic, Vesna; Amorós, José Ernesto

Authors

Ewald Kibler

Vesna Mandakovic

José Ernesto Amorós



Abstract

This paper develops and applies a new evaluative approach to local entrepreneuriale cosystems, as configural narratives. We examine how configurations of local entrepreneurial ecosystem attributes, as evaluated by local experts, support or hinder the emergence of new and innovative firms. Drawing on sociology of place, we present a novel configurational comparative analysis of local experts' evaluation of their ecosystems in Chile. Our proposed approach to entrepreneurial ecosystems helps us uncover two counterintuitive findings and so elaborateon interferences that have not yet been addressed through conventional concepts, methods and data. First, we reveal three distinct ecosystem types explaining different local levels of new firm activity: Active self-propelled, Indulged and Passive self-absorbed. The internal composition of these types change when only innovative and high growth firms are taken into consideration. Second, we show why, when seen as configural narratives, ecosystem attributes that have been assumed necessary play only a peripheral role. Our study demonstrates a split picture against seemingly similar outcomes and homogenous local contexts, contributing to the advancement of entrepreneurial ecosystem theory, observation and assessment.

Citation

Muñoz, P., Kibler, E., Mandakovic, V., & Amorós, J. E. (2022). Local entrepreneurial ecosystems as configural narratives: A new way of seeing and evaluating antecedents and outcomes. Research Policy, 51(9), Article 104065. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2020.104065

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jul 1, 2020
Online Publication Date Jul 19, 2020
Publication Date 2022-11
Deposit Date Jul 9, 2021
Journal Research Policy
Print ISSN 0048-7333
Electronic ISSN 1873-7625
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 51
Issue 9
Article Number 104065
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2020.104065
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1272531