Attributes of Digital Entrepreneurial Ecosystem:Dimension Analysis and Scale Development
The digital entrepreneurial ecosystem,as a new paradigm in the digital technology era,has garnered significant attention from both practitioners and academics.However,the relevant research is still in the exploratory stage,the dimension and measurement of digital entrepreneurship ecosystem's attributes are deficient in academia.Further research is needed to drive the development of related fields.Based on the socio-technical system theory,combining exploratory multi-case study,including enterprises in Malan Mountain Video Cultural Innovation Park and the Cloud Town in Hangzhou,it aimed to explore the core dimensions and refine the attributes of digital entrepreneurial ecosystem,i.e.flexibility,convergence and derivability.Preliminary scale was developed through theoretical induction,meanwhile,the data of 100 pre-survey questionnaires and 413 formal survey questionnaires were analyzed using the empirical research method,for obtaining a digital entrepreneurship ecosystem'attributes scale.The results enrich the holistic insights of the digital entrepreneurial ecosystem's attributes,lay a foundation for constructing the theory of digital entrepreneurial ecosystem,and benefit to extend the field of digital entrepreneurial ecosystem from theoretical exploration to empirical analysis by providing corresponding measurement tools.Besides,it provides practical guidance for the enterprise managers,digital entrepreneurship ecosystem constructors and relevant departments.
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