...Giuseppe Ceci; Michela Iannotta; Eleonora Veglianti Purpose This paper introduces a novel tool designed to assess potential partnerships between innovation ecosystems (IEs) in both national and international settings. The research responds to the growing need for both theoretical and practical...

... innovation ecosystem engagement, innovation capability and ambidextrous green innovation. It further examines how the broader innovation ecological environment enhances these relationships and supports sustainability outcomes. Design/methodology/approach Data were gathered through a three-wave, time...

...Claudia Spilotro; Giustina Secundo; Angeloantonio Russo Purpose This study aims to investigate how organisational ambidexterity operates as a higher-order dynamic capability in the context of artificial intelligence ( AI ), with a specific focus on its microfoundations within innovation ecosystems...

...Debora Sarno; Francesco Polese; Carlo Sirianni Purpose This paper aims to propose the ecosystemic governance for impact (EGI) framework to help innovation ecosystems generate lasting, stakeholder-aligned impact. By combining service-dominant logic (S-D logic), digitalization and Industry 4.0 (D...

...Roberto Cerchione; Renato Passaro; Ivana Quinto; Viviana Sicardi Purpose This study aims to investigate the role of circular startups in driving the transition to a circular economy (CE), particularly within the framework of innovation ecosystems. Despite increasing interest in CE, strategic...

... of innovation ecosystems (IEs), it highlights how IEs help SMEs navigate barriers and leverage enablers in their transformation journey. Design/methodology/approach An exploratory research approach is utilized, drawing on 62 semi-structured interviews. An inductive approach for concept development...

... evidence on how capital-intensive companies use innovation platforms to balance technological investments and asset-light pressures, a topic with limited previous research. It underscores the long-term potential of such digital platforms in innovation ecosystems in generating value and the need for patient...

...Giulia Piantoni; Marika Arena; Giovanni Azzone Purpose Innovation ecosystems (IEs) have attracted the attention of policymakers and researchers because of their potential to positively affect territories, creating shared value. However, due to the fragmentation of IEs, how this happens...

...Joao Paulo Nascimento Silva; André Grützmann Purpose This article aims to understand the dynamics between disruptive innovations and innovation ecosystems, using disruption business models as a catalyst. Design/methodology/approach This study presents an integrative literature review...

...Yue Song Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence mechanisms of multi-level ecological participants on technological innovation capabilities within the focal small and mid-size enterprises' (SME) innovation ecosystem. The author examines the moderating role...

...Marika Arena; Giovanni Azzone; Giulia Piantoni Purpose Although innovation ecosystems (IEs) are generally considered capable of creating shared value (SV), this potentiality has often been taken for granted and not deeply analysed, yet. As a result, in the literature, there is not a framework...

... innovation Techno-push innovation Innovation ecosystem health care Healthcare ecosystem Healthcare innovation I10 I18 O31 O32 O36 Health care ecosystems instantiate different innovation trajectories, driven either by science-/techno-push or user-centric rationales (Thakur et al...

...Maarten J.G.M. van Gils; Floris P.J.T. Rutjes Purpose The purpose of this paper is to clarify the relationship between start-ups and an innovation ecosystem. Start-ups need resources available in the ecosystem to grow, but experience organizational capacity limitations during their open innovation...