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Exploring Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Consistencies, Contrasts and Contributions
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Exploring Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Consistencies, Contrasts and Contributions

Lisa Daniel, Chris Medlin, Allan O'Connor, Larissa Statsenko, Rowena Vnuk and Gary Hancock
Proceedings of the 30th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference
Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Conference, 30th (Brisbane, Australia, 06-Dec-2016–09-Dec-2016)
Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)
2016
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Abstract

Business and Management entrepreneurship start-ups small business development networks systems ecosystems
With innovation and entrepreneurship said to be the saving grace for Australia's economic future,there is a pressing need to unravel the complexities of entrepreneurial ecosystems as a conducive context for cultivating new businesses initiatives. This paper reports on the deconstruction and analysis of the entrepreneurial ecosystem concept, as undertaken in a symposium by a group of international scholars interested in advancing this pre-paradigmatic perspective. Consistencies, contrasts and contributions from theoretical paradigms - particularly business networks and systems thinking - are explored to reveal parallels and divergences. The concepts of place and dynamics specifically emerge as potentially making a significant contribution toward advancing our current understanding of entrepreneurial ecosystems and provide a potential path forward for research and policy investigations.

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