Science parks as key players in entrepreneurial ecosystems
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2023

This study explores the crucial role of modern science parks in the creation, development, and management of entrepreneurial ecosystems. Thus, it has developed a conceptual framework for analysing the role that science parks could have in developing an entrepreneurial ecosystem. We interviewed several stakeholders in the entrepreneurial ecosystem oriented towards sustainable production. The study design comprises three levels of analysis: 27 nodes, 7 themes, and 3 aggregate dimensions. While a science park can play a key role in creating, developing, and managing an entrepreneurial ecosystem, we find that its success largely depends on the level of cooperation among the key stakeholders. This study provides new insights into (i) how we can better comprehend the emergence of linkages to develop entrepreneurial ecosystems and (ii) how science park managers and regional policymakers can better examine the role of key stakeholders in envisioning, configuring, and enabling regional entrepreneurial ecosystems. When studying science parks, it is important to use a holistic approach, focusing on the key players in the entrepreneurial ecosystem - science parks and their stakeholders - and knowing how and when to intervene.

Författare

Eloise Germain

Linköpings universitet

Magnus Klofsten

Linköpings universitet

Hans Löfsten

Chalmers, Teknikens ekonomi och organisation, Entrepreneurship and Strategy

Sarfraz Mian

SUNY Oswego

R and D Management

0033-6807 (ISSN) 1467-9310 (eISSN)

Vol. 53 4 603-619

Ämneskategorier

Tvärvetenskapliga studier

Företagsekonomi

Systemvetenskap, informationssystem och informatik med samhällsvetenskaplig inriktning

DOI

10.1111/radm.12536

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Senast uppdaterat

2023-10-20