Spigel (2017)SPIGEL, B. The relational organization of entrepreneurial ecosystems. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Thousand Oaks, v. 41, n. 1, p. 49-72, 2017. http://doi.org/10.1111/etap.12167. http://doi.org/10.1111/etap.12167...
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Examination of the attributes constituting entrepreneurial ecosystems, the relationships between them, and how they influence the competitiveness of new ventures |
Illustrative case studies |
Identification of various categories of attributes that constitute an ecosystem, recognizing that there are numerous different ways these attributes can be configured |
Vedula and Fitza (2019)VEDULA, S.; FITZA, M. Regional recipes: a configurational analysis of the regional entrepreneurial ecosystem for US venture capital-backed startups. Strategy Science, Catonsville, v. 4, n. 1, p. 4-24, 2019. http://doi.org/10.1287/stsc.2019.0076. http://doi.org/10.1287/stsc.2019.0076...
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Examination of the relationship between the regional entrepreneurial ecosystem and the performance of U.S. venture capital-backed startups |
Fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) |
Identification of specific configurations of regional factors that are associated with the growth of VC-backed startups |
Muñoz et al. (2022)MUÑOZ, P. et al. Local entrepreneurial ecosystems as configural narratives: a new way of seeing and evaluating antecedents and outcomes. Research Policy, Amsterdam, v. 51, n. 9, p. 104065, 2022. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2020.104065. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2020.104...
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Examination of how configurations of local entrepreneurial ecosystem attributes, as evaluated by local experts, support or hinder the emergence of new and innovative firms |
Fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) |
Demonstration of what matters and when for the emergence of early and growth-oriented firm activity, and the absence thereof, and how that forms different ecosystem types |
Schrijvers, Stam and Bosma (2021)SCHRIJVERS, M.; STAM, E.; BOSMA, N. Figuring it out: configurations of high-performing entrepreneurial ecosystems in Europe. Utrecht: U.S.E. Research Institute, 2021. (Working Paper Series, 21‐05).
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Examination of how do entrepreneurial ecosystem elements combine to enable productive entrepreneurship |
Fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) |
Indication of that different configurations of successful entrepreneurial ecosystems exist |
Xie et al. (2021)XIE, Z. et al. Entrepreneurial ecosystem and the quality and quantity of regional entrepreneurship: a configurational approach. Journal of Business Research, Amsterdam, v. 128, p. 499-509, 2021. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.02.015. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.02...
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Examination of the possible combinations of factors that generate high entrepreneurship at a regional scale |
Fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) |
Indication of that both high-quantity and high-quality entrepreneurship are achieved through the interaction of several factors, rather than by any single factor |
Alves et al. (2019)ALVES, A. C. et al. Configurations of knowledge-intensive entrepreneurial ecosystems. Revista de Administração de Empresas, São Paulo, v. 59, n. 4, p. 242-257, 2019. http://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-759020190403.
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Examination of a broad set of variables in order to identify the different fundamental patterns behind EEs |
Fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) |
Evidence of distinct trajectories and different configurations, suggesting the existence of heterogeneous patterns in EEs |
Kantis, Federico and García (2020)KANTIS, H. D.; FEDERICO, J. S.; GARCÍA, S. I. Entrepreneurship policy and systemic conditions: EVIDENCE-based implications and recommendations for emerging countries. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Amsterdam, v. 72, p. 100872, 2020. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2020.100872. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2020.10087...
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Analysis the main differences in terms of the systemic conditions for dynamic entrepreneurship between developed and emerging countries as well as within the emerging countries themselves |
Principal components factor analysis and cluster analysis |
Cluster analyses reveal the existing diversity among the emerging world's entrepreneurial ecosystems |
Torres and Godinho (2022)TORRES, P.; GODINHO, P. Levels of necessity of entrepreneurial ecosystems elements. Small Business Economics, Heidelberg, v. 59, n. 1, p. 29-45, 2022. http://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-021-00515-3. http://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-021-00515-...
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Examination the levels of necessity of digital entrepreneurial ecosystem elements |
Necessary condition analysis (NCA) and fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) |
Necessary conditions do not have the same degree of importance, and the necessity of a given condition does not automatically imply its highest level is required |