Entrepreneurial, Innovative and Sustainable Ecosystems: Best Practices and Implications for Quality of Life

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This book presents a multidimensional approach by providing a state of the art on EIS ecosystems, as well as structural and changing dynamics and its impact on citizens’ quality of life. It provides a set of international benchmarking case studies on good practices and initiatives aimed at creating and fostering EIS ecosystems. It shows how these international benchmarks can be replicated to foster the creation of entrepreneurial and innovative units and promote sustainable practices, under an open innovation paradigm, which conjoins the participation of both public and private stakeholders, using co-creation, transparency and participatory budget practices the jointly improve accountability and public management. This book is a true reference guide for scholars, policy makers and practitioners interested on entrepreneurship, public procurement, innovation and sustainability engaged in building EIS ecosystems, which can enhance citizens’ quality of life. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Entrepreneurship, Growth, and Regional Growth Regimes (Michael Fritsch, Sandra Kublina)....Pages 3-34 Local Government Aimed at Quality of Life in Sustainable Cities (Jamile Pereira Cunha Rodrigues)....Pages 35-53 The Contribution of Smart Cities to Quality of Life from the View of Citizens (José Luis Vázquez, Ana Lanero, Pablo Gutiérrez, César Sahelices)....Pages 55-66 Expanding Entrepreneurial, Innovative and Sustainable (EIS) Ecosystems: A Cultural-Historical Activity Theory Perspective (Romano Audhoe, Neil Thompson, Karen Verduijn)....Pages 67-89 Product Innovation as Territory Sustainability Added Value: The Case Study of Douro Skincare (Teresa Paiva, Luísa Cagica Carvalho, Cristina Soutinho, Sérgio Leal)....Pages 91-108 Entrepreneurship and Innovation Ecosystem’s Drivers: The Role of Higher Education Organizations (Fernando Herrera, Maribel Guerrero, David Urbano)....Pages 109-128 Commercialisation Journey in Business Ecosystem: From Academy to Market (Zhaojing Huang, Clare Farrukh, Yongjiang Shi)....Pages 129-148 Front Matter ....Pages 149-149 Creating a Supportive Entrepreneurial Ecosystem for Street Vendors: The Case of the National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) (Ranjini Swamy, Arbind Singh)....Pages 151-172 Sustainable Ecosystems Through Indigenous Social Enterprises (Mario Vázquez-Maguirre)....Pages 173-189 Re-imagining the Forest: Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Development for Finnish Cellulosic Materials (Ainomaija Haarla, Henri Hakala, Greg O’Shea)....Pages 191-214 Sustainable Environmental and Social Practices in Companies in the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil (Simone Sehnem, Hilka Pelizza Vier Machado)....Pages 215-235 Mapping an Entrepreneurial, Innovative and Sustainable Ecosystem Using Social Network Analysis: An Exploratory Approach of Publicly Funded Innovative Project Data (Hugo Pinto, Carla Nogueira)....Pages 237-254 Corporate Social Responsibility and Total Quality Management: The Stakeholders’ Value Creation Debate Revisited (Luís Mendes, Dalila Dias)....Pages 255-283 From Broker to Platform Business Models: A Case Study of Best Practices for Business Model Innovation in Hybrid Interorganizational Partnerships (Paula Ungureanu, Diego Maria Macri)....Pages 285-303 Development of an Innovation Ecosystem in a Fast-Paced Economic Environment: The Case of the Vodafone Open Innovation Program (Alexander Kerl)....Pages 305-321