Co-Evolution in Knowledge-Intensive Ecosystems:a case study of Knowledge-Intensive innovative Entrepreneurship in horsetech. Malerba, F., McKelvey, M., Hermanson, I., & Berggren, J In Entreprenörskapsforum. abstract bibtex A crucial issue for entrepreneurship in general is how to better capture and explain the dynamics of growing, and specifically process of moving from idea to a project to a venture and possibly to scale-up into a growth firm (Anyadike-Danes and Hart, 2015). However, entrepreneurship literature has recognized that this is not a linear process, and concepts of ecosystems are useful. Therefore, we place our version of the concept of ecosystem, in relation to the rapidly expanding literature on innovation ecosystems and entrepreneurial ecosystems more generally, which is being used in economic geography, strategy, and innovation studies more generally (Alvedalen & Boschma 2017; Audretsch & Belitski 2017; Adner, R. 2017; Jackson 2015; Spigel, B. 2017; Stam 2015). Our focus is upon dynamic processes associated with the emerging literature on knowledge-intensive innovative entrepreneurship. Our case study focuses upon KIE entrepreneurship in horsetech, by examining the dynamics of a set of six KIE firms in horsetech in 1 European country (Sweden). This sport is the second largest in Sweden, with up to 30,00 people are employed, and 360 000 horses in a national population of 9 million. Within equestrian sports and horsetech more broadly, the case study focuses upon horsetech, with the companies analyzed Hoofstep, RideQ, Videquus, Equilab, Ridesum and Horsemeup. This represents the population of dedicated digital horse companies at the time of the study (Fall 2017-Spring 2018), based upon earlier empirical work on a broader range of topics (Berggren 2018; Hermansson 2018; Hermansson et al 2018). Our case study of KIE ventures in horsetech is based upon interviews with each founder, plus archival material, site visits, public records, and business data. Each of these KIE companies is primarily focused upon using software and IT to improve communication, training/competition, control and thereby improve safety, performance and equestrian well being. The companies are all early stage ventures, thereby with a focus upon processes from idea to project to company, with some indications of the possibilities of scale-up. The six companies are briefly presented historically, and then compared and contrasted in terms of: idea, knowledge required, what is innovation, sales/product/use and financing/revenues. In doing this analysis, the focus is upon the co-evolution between these KIE venture and the surrounding KI ecosystem. Our case study demonstrates how co-evolution plays out over time, and specifically in relation to the model proposed by Malerba and McKelvey (2018). Our focus is upon the co-evolution between knowledge and innovation, in ways which shape innovative opportunities. Specifically, we indicate how these KIE firms can use digital and new technologies, products, and services to push new consumption patterns, which in turn creates new market opportunities in the form of new goods and services. Therefore, tackling co-evolution of KIE entrepreneurship requires an understanding of what knowledge, innovation and entrepreneurship mean, also in the context of sectors such as cultural and creative sectors as well as what is studied here, namely sports in traditional sectors.
@inproceedings{malerba_co-evolution_2018,
location = {Stockholm, Sweden},
title = {Co-Evolution in Knowledge-Intensive Ecosystems:a case study of Knowledge-Intensive innovative Entrepreneurship in horsetech},
abstract = {A crucial issue for entrepreneurship in general is how to better capture and explain the dynamics of growing, and specifically process of moving from idea to a project to a venture and possibly to scale-up into a growth firm (Anyadike-Danes and Hart, 2015). However, entrepreneurship literature has recognized that this is not a linear process, and concepts of ecosystems are useful. Therefore, we place our version of the concept of ecosystem, in relation to the rapidly expanding literature on innovation ecosystems and entrepreneurial ecosystems more generally, which is being used in economic geography, strategy, and innovation studies more generally (Alvedalen \& Boschma 2017; Audretsch \& Belitski 2017; Adner, R. 2017; Jackson 2015; Spigel, B. 2017; Stam 2015). Our focus is upon dynamic processes associated with the emerging literature on knowledge-intensive innovative entrepreneurship. Our case study focuses upon {KIE} entrepreneurship in horsetech, by examining the dynamics of a set of six {KIE} firms in horsetech in 1 European country (Sweden). This sport is the second largest in Sweden, with up to 30,00 people are employed, and 360 000 horses in a national population of 9 million. Within equestrian sports and horsetech more broadly, the case study focuses upon horsetech, with the companies analyzed Hoofstep, {RideQ}, Videquus, Equilab, Ridesum and Horsemeup. This represents the population of dedicated digital horse companies at the time of the study (Fall 2017-Spring 2018), based upon earlier empirical work on a broader range of topics (Berggren 2018; Hermansson 2018; Hermansson et al 2018). Our case study of {KIE} ventures in horsetech is based upon interviews with each founder, plus archival material, site visits, public records, and business data. Each of these {KIE} companies is primarily focused upon using software and {IT} to improve communication, training/competition, control and thereby improve safety, performance and equestrian well being. The companies are all early stage ventures, thereby with a focus upon processes from idea to project to company, with some indications of the possibilities of scale-up. The six companies are briefly presented historically, and then compared and contrasted in terms of: idea, knowledge required, what is innovation, sales/product/use and financing/revenues. In doing this analysis, the focus is upon the co-evolution between these {KIE} venture and the surrounding {KI} ecosystem. Our case study demonstrates how co-evolution plays out over time, and specifically in relation to the model proposed by Malerba and {McKelvey} (2018). Our focus is upon the co-evolution between knowledge and innovation, in ways which shape innovative opportunities. Specifically, we indicate how these {KIE} firms can use digital and new technologies, products, and services to push new consumption patterns, which in turn creates new market opportunities in the form of new goods and services. Therefore, tackling co-evolution of {KIE} entrepreneurship requires an understanding of what knowledge, innovation and entrepreneurship mean, also in the context of sectors such as cultural and creative sectors as well as what is studied here, namely sports in traditional sectors.},
eventtitle = {Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum workshop on "From startup to scale-up: Entreprenuership, human capital and scaling up new businesses},
publisher = {Entreprenörskapsforum},
author = {Malerba, Franco and {McKelvey}, Maureen and Hermanson, Ida and Berggren, J},
date = {2018},
}
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