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Business Ecosystem Constructive Elements

In: Business Ecosystems

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  • Ke Rong

    (Bournemouth University)

  • Yongjiang Shi

    (University of Cambridge)

Abstract

As learned from the review of existing literature, the constructs of a business ecosystem should be addressed further as the system could be understood through exploring its constructive elements (Von Bertalanffy 1969). Accordingly, many scholars applied this constructs study to different levels of manufacturing systems: in 1984, Hayes and Wheelwright highlighted constructs study by the framework of ‘structure-infrastructure’ model since constructive elements had a big impact on system manufacturing strategy (Hayes & Wheelwright 1984). In 1998, Shi and Gregory applied this framework at the international manufacturing system level as intra-firm level (Shi & Gregory 1998) and Harland addressed the interfirm supply-chain level (Harland 1996) as well. Other scholars also paid attention to global engineering networks (Zhang et al. 2007) and global supply network level (Srai & Gregory 2008). As a result, this chapter has adopted the framework of ‘structure-infrastructure’ to deconstruct the business ecosystem in order to understand the business ecosystem itself.

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  • Ke Rong & Yongjiang Shi, 2015. "Business Ecosystem Constructive Elements," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Business Ecosystems, chapter 9, pages 144-174, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-40592-0_9
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137405920_9
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    1. Palmié, Maximilian & Miehé, Lucas & Oghazi, Pejvak & Parida, Vinit & Wincent, Joakim, 2022. "The evolution of the digital service ecosystem and digital business model innovation in retail: The emergence of meta-ecosystems and the value of physical interactions," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 177(C).

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