The entrepreneurial ecosystem of cultural and creative industries in Porto: A sub-ecosystem approach

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2021-06

Authors

Luís Carvalho (Author) FEP; Ellen Loots (Author) Other; Miguel Neiva (Author) Other; Mariangela Lavanga (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Growth and Change

Serial No. Special Issue Vol. 52 No. 2

Pages: 641-642

ISSN: 0017-4815

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 24 Citations

Scopus - 40 Citations

Scientific classification

CORDIS: Social sciences > Economics > Economics of development > Development studies ; Social sciences > Geography > Economic geography

FOS: Social sciences > Economics and Business

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00S-SH3

DOI: 10.1111/grow.12434

Abstract (EN): It is still a matter of dispute whether entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE) frameworks can be confined to a single industry in isolation, let alone whether such a sub-ecosystem approach can be employed in a domain that is distinct from the highgrowth industries usually scrutinised in the literature. This article seeks to apply a systemic and dynamic EE perspective to the development of cultural and creative industries (CCIs) within an urban context, with a particular focus on how urban development interacts with the sub-ecosystem of this sector over time. An in-depth case study in the city of Porto (Portugal) revealed that existing EE frameworks are well-suited to research on creative sub-ecosystems. It also enabled us to flesh out associations with other entrepreneurial activities and policy domains within the city. We highlight the prominent roles of local culture and policies when the context is resource-constrained: policy led to an upward, positive spiral that moved Porto’s EE in relation to CCIs into a growth stage, during which it began to interact with, and faced resource competition from, high-tech entrepreneurship. We argue that having an integrated view of the dynamics of entrepreneurial sub-ecosystems and urban affairs can improve what is understood of productivity and causality in entrepreneurship.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

Notes: Open Acess