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By bringing together elements of a radical new approach to the firm based on a biological metaphor of the ecosystem, this unique book extends the limits of existing theories traditionally used to investigate business networks. The book illustrates that like a biological system, a business ecosystem is a non-homogeneous community of entities made up of a large number of interconnected participants with different interests; they depend on each other for their mutual effectiveness and survival, and so are bound together in a collective whole. By applying this new paradigm - labelled the 'digital business ecosystem' - the book goes on to show:methods used by companies to compete and cooperate within their market and technological environmenthow modern businesses shape this environment through their deliberate actions and investmentthe ways in which new digital technologies feed into the environment and influence how firms and groups of firms compete and cooperate.Combining scientific depth with a rigorous and multidisciplinary approach, the contributors to this unique work take significant steps in opening up the debate on the digital business ecosystem concept. As such, this book will prove a fascinating resource for academics with an interest in technology and innovation management, economics of innovation, and economics of technological change.
Edited by Angelo Corallo, Department of Innovation Engineering, University of Salento, Giuseppina Passiante, Professor of Management, Scuola Superiore ISUFI, University of Lecce and Andrea Prencipe, Professor, LUISS University, Italy
Contents:ForewordAldo RomanoPrefaceMichael HobdayIntroductionAngelo Corallo, Giuseppina Passiante and Andrea PrencipePART I: DIGITAL BUSINESS ECOSYSTEMS: THEORETICAL UNDERPINNINGS1. The Business Ecosystem as a Multiple Dynamic NetworkAngelo Corallo2. The Paradigm of Structural Coupling in Digital EcosystemsPaolo Dini and Francesco NachiraPART II: THE ORGANIZATIONAL DIMENSION OF DIGITAL BUSINESS ECOSYSTEMS3. The Quest for New Organizational Forms: The Strange Case of Open Source Software CommunitiesRobert M. Grant4. From a National to a Metanational Ecosystem: Harnessing the Value of Global Knowledge DiversityPeter J. WilliamsonPART III: EMPIRICAL STUDIES ON DIGITAL BUSINESS ECOSYSTEMS5. Network of Relationships in the Indian Software Industry: A Novel Business Ecosystem?J. Ramachandran and Sourav Mukherji6. The Growing Volatility of the Global Economy from a Complex System PerspectiveChuan-Leong Lam7. China and the New Economy: A Case of Convergence?Max Boisot and John Child PART IV: TOOLS AND FRAMEWORKS FOR DIGITAL BUSINESS ECOSYSTEMS8. The Management of Intellectual Property in the Digital Business EcosystemPuay Tang and Jordi Molas-Gallart9. MAP-STEPS: A Framework for Opportunity Assessment and Development of a Sustainable Business Model for eBusinessSwapan Kumar Majumdar10. Tools and Frameworks for Digital Business EcosystemsErik Brynjolfsson, John Quimby, Glen Urban, Marshall Van Alstyne and David Verrill11. Enabling the Flexible Enterprise – RFID and Smart DevicesRobert LaubacherIndex