Strategic conditions for the emergence of innovation ecosystems: lessons from food and gastronomy

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dc.contributor.authorRodríguez Romera, Begoña
dc.contributor.authorZabala Iturriagagoitia, Jon Mikel
dc.contributor.authorEichstetter Martínez, Erich
dc.contributor.authorPeláez, José Francisco
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-12T08:40:58Z
dc.date.available2026-01-12T08:40:58Z
dc.date.issued2026-02
dc.date.updated2026-01-12T08:40:58Z
dc.description.abstractThe establishment of innovation ecosystems has become an increasingly prevalent strategy for fostering territorial, economic and social development. However, the existing literature provides limited insights into the strategic conditions that enable the emergence of such ecosystems. This paper addresses this gap by identifying the critical elements and mechanisms underpinning their creation. Specifically, it examines five leading food and gastronomy-focused innovation ecosystems in high-cost economies – Japan, Singapore, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Israel –. Using a case study approach, the research draws on 53 in-depth interviews with key stakeholders engaged in each ecosystem. The paper offers several theoretical contributions. First, it assesses the extent to which the mechanisms of ecosystem emergence proposed in the literature align with empirical reality, revealing variations in their intensity and manifestation. Second, it identifies nine dimensions as the foundational determinants necessary for ecosystem formation. Third, it underscores the need for a governance shift from centralised orchestration to a more adaptive and dynamic network choreography. Finally, it advances the theoretical debate on ecosystem life cycles by demonstrating that the boundaries between phases of emergence and maturity are more blurred in practice than assumed in existing models, thereby calling for further refinement of ecosystem development theories.en
dc.identifier.citationRodríguez-Romera, B., Zabala-Iturriagagoitia, J. M., Eichstetter, E., & Peláez, J. F. (2026). Strategic conditions for the emergence of innovation ecosystems: lessons from food and gastronomy. Technovation, 150. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.TECHNOVATION.2025.103383
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/J.TECHNOVATION.2025.103383
dc.identifier.issn0166-4972
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14454/4671
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier Ltd
dc.rights© 2025 The Authors
dc.subject.otherEcosystem creation
dc.subject.otherEcosystem emergence
dc.subject.otherFood and gastronomy
dc.subject.otherInnovation ecosystems
dc.subject.otherNascent ecosystems
dc.subject.otherSocio-economic development
dc.titleStrategic conditions for the emergence of innovation ecosystems: lessons from food and gastronomyen
dc.typejournal article
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
oaire.citation.titleTechnovation
oaire.citation.volume150
oaire.licenseConditionhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
oaire.versionVoR
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