Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Builders

Globally, entrepreneurship development has begun to move from more top-down, institution-centric models to the more bottom-up, connector-centric entrepreneurial ecosystems model. However, there are significant differences between the entrepreneurial ecosystems in highly developed economies compared to the ecosystems in lesser-developed economies, and the literature on entrepreneurial ecosystems is concentrated mainly on studies investigating more developed ecosystems with top-down models with less evidence and understanding of ecosystem dynamics in regions with limited resources and bottom-up models.

Bringing together global scholars, Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Builders: Understudied Contexts and Contents features empirical and conceptual studies from overlooked contexts including Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, the Balkans, and Latino communities in the US. These add powerful new insights into ecosystem building. By exploring how diverse stakeholders interact and collaborate, this text provides both scholars and practitioners with insights to keep investigating and building the entrepreneurial ecosystems with novel and groundbreaking perspectives.