... contracts and crypto-economics. This paper explores the blockchain innovation ecosystem in construction. Design/methodology/approach Through a qualitative study of 23 diverse interviewees, the study explores how open or closed the blockchain innovation ecosystem in construction is and who its emerging...

...Huanren Zhang; Yimei Hu; Xianwei Shi; Yuchen Gao Purpose Studies have documented the distinctive advantage of innovation ecosystems in integrating and recombining heterogeneous knowledge resources across firms' boundaries. However, hierarchical governance in the form of vertical integration...

...Qing Zhou; Yue Zhang; Wei Yang; Liqin Ren; Ping Chen Purpose This paper aims to explore and analyze how a focal firm, coming from emerging economies, of the multinational technology standard alliance ecosystem engages different actors of the alliance in value co-creation practice, contributing...

...Shameen Prashantham Purpose To stimulate further research aimed at understanding how value can be cocreated by participants in digital ecosystems, this paper draws attention to new ventures as focal actors in innovation ecosystems orchestrated by hub firms. Design/methodology/approach...