Book chapter
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem versus Regional Innovation System
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Cities and Regions, pp.461-478
Oxford University Press
2024
DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780192866264.003.0026
Abstract
This chapter addresses the lack of direct comparisons between entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) and regional innovation systems (RISs) in the literature. Both of these systems approaches highlight a favourable regional environment for business growth but they have rarely been juxtaposed by EE scholars. We first review the EE and RIS conceptual frameworks through a comparative lens and summarize their distinguishable elements. As an application of the conceptual distinctions between EEs and RISs, we examine whether the top twenty-five most innovative Chinese cities are EE-driven or RIS-driven. Using the density and performance of high-tech start-up and incumbent firms as system outcomes, we identify four types of Chinese cities: (1) strong EE and strong RIS; (2) strong EE but weak RIS; (3) weak EE but strong RIS; and (4) weak EE and weak RIS. Lastly, we conduct an in-depth case study on three distinct Chinese cities: Shenzhen (an example of strong EE and strong RIS); Shanghai (an example of strong EE and weak RIS); and Dongguan (an example of weak EE and strong RIS). We analyse the EE/RIS input factors that may drive their distinct EE versus RIS outcome patterns.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Entrepreneurial Ecosystem versus Regional Innovation System
- Creators
- Haifeng Qian - University of IowaWenying Fu
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Cities and Regions, pp.461-478
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press; Oxford
- DOI
- 10.1093/oso/9780192866264.003.0026
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2024
- Academic Unit
- School of Planning and Public Affairs; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984568066602771
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