Figuring it out: configurations of high-performing entrepreneurial ecosystems in Europe

Mirella Schrijvers; Erik Stam; Niels Bosma

doi:10.1080/00343404.2023.2226727

Figuring it out: configurations of high-performing entrepreneurial ecosystems in Europe

Mirella Schrijvers^*, Erik Stam, Niels Bosma

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Abstract

Is there only one type of successful entrepreneurial ecosystem? This paper applies qualitative comparative analysis to identify and analyse configurations of regional entrepreneurial ecosystems in Europe. We test two rivalling causal logics: a completeness logic stating that all entrepreneurial ecosystem elements need to be present and the weakest link is the most important constraint, and a substitutability logic arguing that elements are substitutable. High entrepreneurship outputs can be realised with different entrepreneurial ecosystem configurations. However, focusing on regions with the highest entrepreneurship outputs, our results point at the importance of a complete entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1096–1110
Number of pages	15
Journal	Regional Studies
Volume	58
Issue number	5
Early online date	26 Jul 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2023.2226727
Publication status	Published - 2024

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This research was partly funded by the TNO~, The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research.

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entrepreneurial ecosystem
entrepreneurship
qualitative comparative analysis
regional configurations

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