Welcome to our white paper series at the Chair of Innovation Management and Innovation Economics. Here we offer first analyses and compact insights on topics that are relevant for our research and our partners. The expertise and research of our staff is thereby prepared for valuable insights and initial findings for the interested public.
Our white papers cover a wide range of topics, including entrepreneurship, innovation, and relevant trends. They provide accessible information and insights for interested readers who want to learn more about our topics outside of our scientific publications. A unique feature of our white paper series is that we want to give students as early as undergraduate the opportunity to be a white paper author.
By opening our series to student authors, we hope to foster a research and work culture that supports the potential and development of young scientists. Our Senior Scientists accompany students in their research and writing processes, providing valuable mentoring and practical assistance; at the same time, they ensure our quality standards!
Prof. Dr. Thorsten Posselt and Dr. Kevin Reuther take the lead in supervising and publishing our white paper series at the chair.
Current Feature
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Excubation Platforms: Enabler of Digital Entrepreneurship Support?
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Research on entrepreneurial ecosystems has gained significant interest throughout the academic community in recent years. In this context, the role of digital transformation and particularly digital platforms for improving the communication and collaboration of various actors in such ecosystems is increasingly being discussed. In this paper, we conceptualize how excubation platforms (XPs) can support the interaction among the actors in entrepreneurial ecosystems contributing to
1) an improved matchmaking between entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship supporters,
2) a better coordination of the multitude of support programs available,
3) novel approaches for quality control enabled by one digital solution used by all actors and
4) a more structured exchange of competence and experience between the individual entrepreneurs. We illustrate these potentials by the case of the Norwegian entrepreneurial ecosystem, where a pilot for an XP is currently being developed.
We're are offering an insight into the vital role of digital transformation and, in particular, digital platforms in enhancing communication and collaboration among key players in those ecosystems.
Kevin Reuther
