An inter-disciplinary research on new forms of collaboration: Towards a more unified understanding of ecosystems Hasselt University
Ecosystems, which can be defined as relatively self-contained, self-adjusting systems of resource-integrating actors connected by shared institutional arrangements and mutual value creation through service exchange, are an increasingly widespread form of collaboration. As knowledge and resources become more distributed in the economy and as risk and uncertainties loom, firms in a variety of industries and inhabiting a variety of geographies are ...