What you'll learn
Understand the concept of Ecosystems
Understand the definition of a Business Ecosystem
Learn about the different types of Business Ecosystem
Explore the components of Ecosystem Strategy
See an illustration of a Business Ecosystem
Requirements
No prior knowledge of Business Ecosystems is required
Description
Learn about the Business EcosystemsThe term business ecosystem is now widely used (and misused) in journal and press articles. But do you find the concept, whilst strangely familiar, still slightly vague and fuzzy?This course is an introduction to the origins of the ecosystem concept, as well as a deeper examination of some of the definitions and component parts of business ecosystems.Do you wish to explore the component parts of a business ecosystem? Learn about the typical players involved and their relationships.This course, whilst introductory, also explores some of the latest research topics, which hope to address some of the outstanding questions on how to best use this concept for firms in industrial sectors.Learn about how adjacent fields of business research overlap with this relatively new field of academic research.Content and OverviewThis introductory level course consists of videos and presentations totalling over 60 minutes.This course does not require any prior knowledge of Business Ecosystems.This course introduces the concept of Ecosystems, the definition of a Business Ecosystem, Components of a business ecosystem and ecosystem strategy.On completion of this course, you will understand what an ecosystem represents in both the natural and business worldsIt also provides helpful hints and advice for business executives and students so that they can explore some of the theories and concepts as well as providing thought provoking questions about its applicability to a real-life business situation.On successful completion of this course, you will know one of the latest buzzwords, widely used and misused in journal and industry articles.We acknowledge that this is an introduction to Business Ecosystems. There will many different opinions on the definition and concept. It is an academic field that is still exploring the meanings and definitions and as such this course cannot hope to cover all viewpoints.
Overview
Section 1: Introduction
Lecture 1 Introduction
Section 2: Definition of a Business Ecosystem
Lecture 2 Definition of a Business Ecosystem
Section 3: Typical Structure of a Business Ecosystem
Lecture 3 Typical Structure of a Business Ecosystem
Section 4: Types of Business Ecosystem
Lecture 4 Innovation Ecosystem and National Innovation System
Lecture 5 Knowledge and Platform Ecosystem
Lecture 6 Frugal and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Section 5: Adjacent Fields of Academic Research
Lecture 7 Innovation and Ecosystems, Strategic Alliances
Lecture 8 Networks, Stakeholder Theory, Resource Dependency Theory
Section 6: Ecosystem Strategy
Lecture 9 Boundaries and Complementarities
Lecture 10 Competition and Bottlenecks
Lecture 11 Strategy Toolkit
Section 7: Further Research Questions
Lecture 12 Further Research Areas
Section 8: Ecosystem Example
Lecture 13 Ecosystem Example - House Construction Sector
Section 9: References
Lecture 14 References
Section 10: Conclusions
Lecture 15 Conclusions
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