Rust belt or revitalization: competing narratives in entrepreneurial ecosystems

摘要: Entrepreneurial ecosystems, the inter-connected set of organizing forces that produce and sustain regional entrepreneurial activity, are receiving heightened attention. This research finds narratives about ecosystem participants discursively construct ecosystems. However, studies do not emphasize region-level narratives, focus on ecosystems in which uncontested and, thus, examine how compete with other narratives. The purpose this paper is to develop a theory explains emerge change response existing narratives.,A longitudinal process model proposed explain To illustrate phases model, archival data were collected from three where new have had overcome entrenched economic cultural narratives.,It theorized emerge, part, through discourse. For an develop, narrative must take hold allows make sense activities changes region. A four-phase presented particularly, negative narratives.,The developed contributes organizational generates practical implications for policymakers entrepreneurs seeking promote entrepreneurship as tool development.