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The Organization of Innovation in Ecosystems: Problem Framing, Problem Solving, and Patterns of Coupling

Stefano Brusoni
Andrea Prencipe

Collaboration and Competition in Business Ecosystems

ISBN: 978-1-78190-826-6, eISBN: 978-1-78190-827-3

ISSN: 0742-3322

Publication date: 22 July 2013

Abstract

This chapter adopts a problem-solving perspective to analyze the competitive dynamics of innovation ecosystems. We argue that features such as uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity, entail different knowledge requirements which explain the varying abilities of focal firms to coordinate the ecosystem and benefit from the activities of their suppliers, complementors, and users. We develop an analytical framework to interpret various instances of coupling patterns and identify four archetypical types of innovation ecosystems.

Keywords

  • Innovation ecosystems
  • Patterns of coupling
  • Innovation

Citation

Brusoni, S. and Prencipe, A. (2013), "The Organization of Innovation in Ecosystems: Problem Framing, Problem Solving, and Patterns of Coupling", Collaboration and Competition in Business Ecosystems (Advances in Strategic Management, Vol. 30), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp. 167-194. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0742-3322(2013)0000030009

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