Journal
LOCAL ECONOMY
Volume 34, Issue 8, Pages 767-786Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/0269094219896269
Keywords
anchor tenant; developing country; Entrepreneurial Ecosystem; lead actor; social capital
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- Colciencias [673, 121577657885]
- Colciencias-DAAD [58955]
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During the recent years, the question of whether an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem emerges organically or is man-made has been disputed. This paper explores the case of an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in a developing country. We argue that in the context of lagging industrial development and weak institutions, a lead actor needs to step in to aid the emergence of an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem. We argue that only a locally embedded actor who has the resource endowment and the legitimacy to do so can assume such a role. By applying social capital theory, we show that deliberate strategies by this lead actor to densify the social network within the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem will assist in establishing trust and future collaboration, which will result in productive entrepreneurship.
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