Entrepreneurial ecosystems are increasingly seen as complex, dynamic environments requiring effective coordination by ecosystem orchestrators. While prior research has focused on structural and institutional elements, little is known about the cognitive processes guiding orchestrators’ decisions. This study addresses this gap by examining how mental models influence ecosystem performance. The study analyzes three key attributes of […]
This paper explores how AI startups articulate their value propositions—a critical element in defining and communicating value to customers. AI startups, in fact, struggle to align their technological capabilities with real market needs. Drawing on an exploratory multiple-case study of ten Italian AI startups, this research tries to investigate emerging patterns and main challenges AI […]
Global warming and resource depletion lead ports worldwide to define new strategies for reducing their environmental impacts. The paper offers an explorative analysis of three of Europe’s largest and most polluted ports – Rotterdam, Antwerp, and Hamburg – describing how those ports address the sustainable challenge. Particularly, the analysis is beneficial to decline a recurrent […]
Sustainability is one of the most debated topics of the 21st century, especially regarding innovation. This study analyzes the role of policy-makers in two innovation ecosystems to study how they address sustainability objectives at regional levels. We conduct a comparative case study analysis on two innovative regions, Stockholm (Sweden) and Hovedstaden (Denmark), where sustainability goals […]
The paper aims to propose a theoretical framework that brings together all the determinants behind VC investment decisions in startups, assessing the relevance of determinants in uncertain times. Specifically, we explore whether these determinants are subject to change during periods of high uncertainty, such as that generated by the covid-19 pandemic. We conducted a literature […]
This paper seeks to open a new avenue in terms of study perspective and investigation methodology to explain the effects that strategic alliances may have on the evolutionary dynamics of an ecosystem. More specifically, we aim to shed light on the importance of developing a new systemic metric and a computational model to predict ecosystems’ […]