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Blueprint Silicon Valley? Explaining Idiosyncrasy of Startup Ecosystems

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  • Thomas Baron

    (University of Bremen)

  • Jörg Freiling

    (University of Bremen)

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The concept of startup ecosystems has received significant attention from policy makers, particularly in the hope of transferring Silicon Valley performance effects to their own region. Previous research emphasizes the need to consider the unique and distinctive nature of the specific regional ecosystem in focus when developing policies for ecosystem development without a thorough specification and theoretically founded explanations. In this article, we address this gap and develop propositions why each ecosystem is unique in nature by employing resource-based reasoning. The article concludes that ecosystems are highly idiosyncratic and are, therefore, inimitable and non-transferable to other regions due to working isolating mechanisms.

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  • Thomas Baron & Jörg Freiling, 2019. "Blueprint Silicon Valley? Explaining Idiosyncrasy of Startup Ecosystems," Problemy Zarzadzania, University of Warsaw, Faculty of Management, vol. 17(81), pages 57-56.
    • Handle: RePEc:sgm:pzwzuw:v:17:i:81:y:2019:p:57-56
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    Keywords

    startup ecosystem; idiosyncrasy; resource-based approaches;
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    JEL classification:

    • D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
    • D85 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Network Formation
    • L14 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Transactional Relationships; Contracts and Reputation
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes

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