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The book examines business ecosystems in an emerging industry context whilst exploring four essential areas of business ecosystems: the business ecosystems' key constructive elements, their typical patterns of the element configurations, the five phase pr

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The advantages of an eco-system approach however are substantial, reflecting as it does the complexity and diversity of modern industrial systems. It is no longer sufficient to talk about subcontracting or even supply chains as it is now clear that many of the actors involved in bringing products to market may reside in different companies, different industries and indeed different countries. Capturing this complexity and the dynamic nature of modern industrial systems is vital if we are to understand how they work and how they might develop. This book is a timely and comprehensive attempt to put more structure into the discourse around business eco-systems. The authors have provided a good blend of theoretical development illustrated by practical examples of modern business eco-systems. Students, scholars and practitioners will find much here to interest them. – Professor Sir Mike Gregory, Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge.

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The term eco-system has over the last few years migrated from the world of environmental sciences to the world of manufacturing and industry. This is a rather strange journey and has been a source of concern amongst some scientists, engineers and business scholars, lacking as it does clear and precise definitions.

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Constructs, Configurations, and the Nurturing Process Ke Rong Bournemouth University, UK

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Yongjiang Shi University of Cambridge, UK

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Business Ecosystems

© Ke Rong and Yongjiang Shi 2015

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