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Andrea Porras Paez

Postdoctoral fellow

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Orchestrating an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in an emerging country : The lead actor’s role from a social capital perspective

Author

  • Andrea Porras-Paez
  • Jana Schmutzler

Summary, in English

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.

Publishing year

2019-12-01

Language

English

Pages

767-786

Publication/Series

Local Economy

Volume

34

Issue

8

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Topic

  • Business Administration

Keywords

  • anchor tenant
  • developing country
  • Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
  • lead actor
  • social capital

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0269-0942