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Abstract
In this paper, we examine what makes an innovation ecosystem responsive during emergencies. We studied the innovation ecosystem within Kerala (India) during emergencies that led to two emergency-oriented innovations, namely KeralaRescue (developed for Kerala Floods 2018) and CoronaSafe (developed for COVID-19), drawing on insights from strategic agility and institutional theory literature. We identified the enactment of three meta-capabilities of agility by the innovation ecosystem, which made it responsive during the emergencies, namely, eco-centric strategic sensitivity, eco-centric resource fluidity and eco-centric collective commitment. Further, we found that cognitive, structural and symbolic institutional arrangements facilitated the enactment of these eco-centric strategic agility meta-capabilities within the innovation ecosystem during the emergency. Our paper advances theory on innovation ecosystems and strategic agility, and generates implications for innovators and policymakers, developing solutions for COVID-19 and other emergencies.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 369-389 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | British Journal of Management |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 2 Nov 2021 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 31 Jan 2022 |
Keywords
- COVID-19
- innovation ecosystem
- strategic agility
- agile
- institutional conditions
- flood
- emergency
- India
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Supporting Entrepreneurship during the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Global Study of Entrepreneurs' Resilience and Well-being
Stephan, U., Zbierowski, P. & Sahasranamam, S.
Project: Non-funded project
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Understanding the development of micro-entrepreneurship business model in bottom-of-the-pyramid (BoP) contexts
Sahasranamam, S., Gupta, K. & Soundararajan, V.
8/10/19 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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5 post-COVID trends from Indian entrepreneurs
Sahasranamam, S., Stephan, U. & Zbierowski, P., 29 Jul 2021, Geneva, SwitzerlandResearch output: Other contribution
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Entrepreneurship after COVID-19: an assessment of the short- and long-term consequences for Indian small business
Sahasranamam, S., Stephan, U. & Zbierowski, P., 28 Jun 2021, Glasgow: University of Strathclyde. 26 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Innovation and entrepreneurship amidst coronavirus: a hybrid innovation network response
Sahasranamam, S., 10 Feb 2021, In: South Asian Journal of Business Studies. 10, 2, p. 265-271 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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Innovation Ecosystems for Emergencies
Sreevas Sahasranamam (Speaker)
23 Feb 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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‘There is a need to dynamically adapt to health and climate emergencies’
Sreevas Sahasranamam (Interviewee)
15 Nov 2021Activity: Other activity types › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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Innovation ecosystems in Kerala turn focus of study in British Journal of Management
Sreevas Sahasranamam (Interviewee)
15 Nov 2021Activity: Other activity types › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation