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Power Plays: Surfacing the Hidden Currents in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

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  • J. Terstriep
  • A. David
  • L. Zaghow
  • N. Vershinina

    (Audencia Business School)

  • J. Freiling

Abstract

Entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE) research has flourished, yet it continues to overlook how powershapes who can mobilise resources, legitimacy, and opportunity within these systems. This paperreframes power as a constitutive, and not incidental, dimension of ecosystem functioning. Integratinginsights from Pfeffer's resource-dependence theory with Foucault's and Bourdieu's social perspec-tives, we develop a Power-Sensitive Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Framework (PSEEF) that conceptu-alises power across micro (entrepreneurial identity), meso (network structures), and macro (institu-tional governance) levels. Our key insight is that power dynamics are the hidden mechanisms throughwhich EEs determine who gains visibility and support, and whose ventures remain peripheral. Rec-ognising these mechanisms enables scholars and practitioners to understand ecosystems not merelyas collections of resources but as evolving arenas of legitimacy and control. The framework providesactionable tools for ecosystem leaders to diagnose and rebalance inequalities, advancing both theanalytical and practical agenda for inclusive and high-performing EEs.

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  • J. Terstriep & A. David & L. Zaghow & N. Vershinina & J. Freiling, 2025. "Power Plays: Surfacing the Hidden Currents in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems," Post-Print hal-05382012, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05382012
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jbvi.2025.e00584
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