Journal of Management· 2016Q1
Ecosystem as Structure
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A structuralist approach defines business ecosystems by their component interdependencies, offering a framework to distinguish ecosystem strategy from related concepts like platforms or networks.
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Key points
- Presents a structuralist approach to conceptualizing business ecosystems.
- Defines ecosystems by their component interdependencies.
- Offers a grammar for characterizing ecosystem structure.
- Distinguishes ecosystem strategy from related constructs (e.g., platforms, networks).
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Abstract
Over the past 20 years, the term “ecosystem” has become pervasive in discussions of strategy, both scholarly and applied. Its rise has mirrored an increasing interest and concern among both researchers and managers with interdependence across organizations and activities. This article presents a structuralist approach to conceptualizing the ecosystem construct. It presents a clear definition of the ecosystem construct, a grammar for characterizing ecosystem structure, and a characterization of the distinctive aspects of ecosystem strategy. This approach offers an explicit examination of the relationship among ecosystems and a host of alternative constructs (business models, platforms, coopetition, multisided markets, networks, technology systems, supply chains, value networks) that helps characterize where the ecosystem construct adds, and does not add, insight for the strategy literature.
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