Ecosystems are the result of a delicate balance between centripetal forces that push economic activities toward integration, and centrifugal forces that pull economic activities out onto the market. Ecosystems evolve when these forces change. For example, technological complementarities—the main source of centripetal force—are dynamic and may be commoditized, generalized, or standardized over time. Management and coordination also change: for example, open innovation practices enable firms to move innovation activities from the in-house R&D lab out into the ecosystem. This article discusses how such dynamics in technologies and management lead to ecosystem evolution.

The Forces of Ecosystem Evolution / Holgersson, M; Baldwin, Cy; Chesbrough, Henry William; Bogers, Ml. - In: CALIFORNIA MANAGEMENT REVIEW. - ISSN 0008-1256. - 64:3(2022), pp. 5-23. [10.1177/000812562210860]

The Forces of Ecosystem Evolution

Chesbrough H;
2022

Abstract

Ecosystems are the result of a delicate balance between centripetal forces that push economic activities toward integration, and centrifugal forces that pull economic activities out onto the market. Ecosystems evolve when these forces change. For example, technological complementarities—the main source of centripetal force—are dynamic and may be commoditized, generalized, or standardized over time. Management and coordination also change: for example, open innovation practices enable firms to move innovation activities from the in-house R&D lab out into the ecosystem. This article discusses how such dynamics in technologies and management lead to ecosystem evolution.
2022
business ecosystem, business model, complementarity, design, ecosystem emergence, innovation ecosystem, modularity, open innovation, platform, standard
The Forces of Ecosystem Evolution / Holgersson, M; Baldwin, Cy; Chesbrough, Henry William; Bogers, Ml. - In: CALIFORNIA MANAGEMENT REVIEW. - ISSN 0008-1256. - 64:3(2022), pp. 5-23. [10.1177/000812562210860]
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