A multi-platform collaboration innovation ecosystem: the case of China
Abstract
Purpose
Innovation ecosystem is an emerging and popular concept in both academic and industrial circles. It offers a new perspective for enterprise strategy positioning. A business can create more value through a healthy innovation ecosystem. The paper aims to discuss these issues.
Design/methodology/approach
In this paper, the authors utilize a new triple-layer core-periphery framework to analyze Insigma Group’s multi-platform collaboration innovation ecosystem, in order to explore the architecture and heterogeneous functions inside an innovation ecosystem.
Findings
The authors illustrate the components and working mechanisms of the four platforms, which function as ideation, entrepreneurship, financing and investment, and innovation, inside Insigma’s innovation ecosystem in detail, and explain how they interact and collaborate toward a shared aim of the whole innovation ecosystem.
Research limitations/implications
The innovation ecosystem is an emerging concept. In this study, the authors combined two existing analytical frameworks of innovation ecosystem, and proposed a triple-layer core-periphery framework, which enable us to analyze the heterogeneity inside an innovation ecosystem.
Practical implications
The authors discussed the role of government and its policies in shaping the innovation ecosystem at the enterprise level.
Originality/value
The authors believe that this paper provides a holistic study of Insigma’s innovation ecosystem. The triple-layer core-periphery framework can be used to study other enterprise innovation ecosystem in the future.
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Acknowledgements
This study is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. U1601217), National Natural Science Foundation of China (NO.71202139) and National Philosophy and Social Science Foundation Project of China (No.15AZD005). The authors also thank the support from Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST103-2511-S-003-045; MOST104-2511-S-003-033-MY2). The authors thank Chairman Jian ZHAO (Insigma Group), President Qiang YU (CityCloud Technology), President Bo ZHOU (Hengtian Software), Vice President Yadan XU (Insigma Group), Executive Assistant of Chairman Qing LI (Insigma Group), and Executive Assistant of President Fangrui WANG (United Mechanical & Electrical) for the interviews.
Citation
Su, Y.-S., Zheng, Z.-X. and Chen, J. (2018), "A multi-platform collaboration innovation ecosystem: the case of China", Management Decision, Vol. 56 No. 1, pp. 125-142. https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-04-2017-0386
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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