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
- Emergency
- Innovation ecosystem
- Strategic agility
- Institutions
- India
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Business,Management and Accounting
Access to Document
- BJM-20-417.R3 (accepted author manuscript)
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Sahasranamam, S. and Soundararajan, V. (2021), Innovation Ecosystems: What Makes them Responsive during Emergencies?. Brit J Manage , which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12553. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.