Research on the Improvisational Behavior Paths of New Ventures in the Context of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Based on the Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis Method

Dinglin Wu

doi:10.54691/pr52nw69

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Dinglin Wu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54691/pr52nw69

Keywords:

Entrepreneurial Ecosystem; Knowledge Transfer; fsQCA; Improvisational Behavior.

Abstract

The current global economy has entered the VUCA era, posing significant challenges to the growth of new ventures. Existing research has found that the resource characteristics of entrepreneurial ecosystems can effectively enhance the improvisational capabilities of ventures. However, most studies focus solely on the ecosystem level and neglect the influence of the organizational level. This study focuses on the improvisational behavior paths of new ventures within the context of entrepreneurial ecosystems. It employs the Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) method to conduct a qualitative comparative analysis of 130 enterprises in domestic entrepreneurial parks, exploring the impact paths of factors such as the resource characteristics of entrepreneurial ecosystems, knowledge transfer, and organizational capabilities on venture improvisational behavior. The study identifies four configurations leading to high improvisational behavior: "Organizational Capability Support Type," "Organizational Capability Support under Resource Diversity Type," "Resource-Capability Mutual Support Type," and "Explicit Knowledge Transfer under Resource Diversity Type." The findings reveal the complex causal relationships underlying entrepreneurial improvisational behavior and provide guidance and reference for the development of new ventures and the construction of entrepreneurial ecosystems.

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