Configurations of knowledge-intensive entrepreneurial ecosystems

• Autor(a) principal: Alves, Andre Cherubini
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Fischer, Bruno, Vonortas, Nicholas Spyridon, Queiroz, Sérgio Robles Reis de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista de Administração de Empresas
• Texto Completo: https://bibliotecadigital.fgv.br/ojs/index.php/rae/article/view/79998
• topic: Entrepreneurial ecosystems; knowledge-intensive entrepreneurship; qualitative comparative analysis; configurations; geography of innovation; Ecosistemas de emprendimiento; emprendimientos intensivos en conocimiento; qualitative comparative analysis; configuraciones; geografía de la innovación; Ecossistemas de empreendedorismo; empreendedorismo intensivo em conhecimento; qualitative comparative analysis; configurações; geografia da inovação

The dominant discourse on Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (EE) remains focused on the profile of a handful of successful locations. This has hindered a deeper comprehension of the economic mechanisms that shape evo­lutionary trends in entrepreneurial activity and how they operate in distinct places. We propose that EE have regularities, but they can also assume different configurations, i.e., varying combinations of influential dimen­sions. Through fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis, we address this issue with data from the State of São Paulo, Brazil. This research focuses on five EE dimensions: Science & Technology, Human Capital, Market Dynamics, Business Dynamics, and Infrastructure. Findings point at the heterogeneous nature of EE distributed in three different paths. While configurations’ vary in terms of causal conditions, research universities, knowle­dge-intensive jobs and wider credit operations are core-causal conditions. Proximity to the main economic hub appears as a key differentiator among ecosystems.