Cooperative Ecosystems: Contents, Perspectives, and Challenges

Author:

Theurl Theresia

Abstract

AbstractBoth ecosystems and cooperatives are entrepreneurial responses to technical, economic, and social challenges. Both are collaborative organizations. Companies or individuals work together in networks to achieve better results than they would alone. The design of networks shows great diversity. For example, some are more stability-oriented, others flexibility-oriented. Three types of ecosystems have emerged: Business ecosystems, platform-, and data-based ecosystems. Their configuration is based on flexibility and agility and a low degree of formalization. Although these characteristics are positive in a dynamic environment, the deficiencies in the mechanisms of stabilization and participation are criticized. Shared success can stabilize. For this to happen, however, governance must include appropriate incentives for actors to decide in their common interest in dilemma situations, which is also in their own interest in the longer term. The advance of digitization, data management, and value creation via platforms is leading to a further increase in collaborative business models and their differentiation. Ecosystems can take different forms of institutionalization, including those as cooperatives. Cooperatives are characterized by their advantages in stabilization and participation. They are therefore well suited as a form of institutionalization for ecosystems. Here it is argued that cooperatives are ecosystems, while ecosystems can be cooperatives.

Publisher

Springer International Publishing

Reference56 articles.

同舟云学术

1.学者识别学者识别

2.学术分析学术分析

3.人才评估人才评估

"同舟云学术"是以全球学者为主线,采集、加工和组织学术论文而形成的新型学术文献查询和分析系统,可以对全球学者进行文献检索和人才价值评估。用户可以通过关注某些学科领域的顶尖人物而持续追踪该领域的学科进展和研究前沿。经过近期的数据扩容,当前同舟云学术共收录了国内外主流学术期刊6万余种,收集的期刊论文及会议论文总量共计约1.5亿篇,并以每天添加12000余篇中外论文的速度递增。我们也可以为用户提供个性化、定制化的学者数据。欢迎来电咨询!咨询电话:010-8811{复制后删除}0370

www.globalauthorid.com

TOP

Copyright © 2019-2024 北京同舟云网络信息技术有限公司
京公网安备11010802033243号  京ICP备18003416号-3