Dissertation
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research
Entrepreneurs need resources to succeed. This dissertation explores the dynamics of resource acquisition within Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (EEs). Building on the process theory of entrepreneurial ecosystems (Spigel and Harrison 2018), it investigates individual-level behavior and the influence of structural ecosystem dynamics on this behavior. The thesis evaluates two central questions posed by social process theory: how are new resources added to EEs, and what institutional arrangements support the recycling of entrepreneurial resources? Answers to these questions are crucial for understanding the dynamics of EEs because ecosystem development depends on such resources. The thesis finds that new resources are added by entrepreneurship education and non-entrepreneurial actors, and that a common EE identity and acquisitions support the recycling of entrepreneurial resources.
Publication
Fröhlich, Michael; Weik, Stefan; Defort, Aaron Merlin; Welpe, Isabell Melanie (2023). Impact of Entrepreneurship Education Programs at University: Quasi-Experimental Evidence, Academy of Management Proceedings, 2023 (1), 10321, DOI.
Persons
Doctoral Student
Doctoral Supervisor
Prof. Dietmar Harhoff, Ph.D.,
Prof. Dr. Jörg Claussen (LMU)