Ioana Stefan, Mälardalen University

Ikenna Uzuegbunam, Howard University

Brett Anitra Gilbert, American University

Wim Vanhaverbeke, Antwerp University

Kadigia Faccin, Fundação Dom Cabral

Yanbo Wang, University of Hong Kong

This special issue addresses entrepreneurial ecosystems in emerging economies, where new ventures face distinctive obstacles including institutional weakness, high uncertainty, and limited market access. While research on entrepreneurial ecosystems has expanded significantly, most studies focus on developed nations, leaving a knowledge gap about how these ecosystems function in the Global South and other emerging regions.

The call welcomes research that balances Global North and Global South perspectives, examines ecosystem emergence and development over time, applies systems thinking, and investigates how digitalization shapes entrepreneurial activity in resource-constrained contexts. Contributors are encouraged to explore how entrepreneurial ecosystems address institutional voids, support different types of entrepreneurs, and contribute to sustainable development goals.

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Potential topics

• EE emergence and development in emerging economies
• EE dynamics and evolution
• EE orchestration, governance and brokering
• Digital affordances and digitalization
• EE metrics and measures
• Valley of Death gaps
• Institutional and infrastructure challenges
• Resource constraints in emerging economies
• EE lifecycle and temporality
• Multi-level analysis of ecosystems
• Systems perspective on EE
• Sustainability and resilience of EE
• Policy effectiveness for EE support
• Global North and Global South perspectives
• Refugee and diaspora entrepreneurship
• Venture funding instruments and diaspora remittances
• Circular economy and EE
• Regenerative business practices
• Social impact and vulnerable communities
• Digital technology effects on EE
• Computer science methods for ecosystem analysis
• Geography of entrepreneurship

Timeline

• January 30, 2027: Submission window opens
• April 30, 2027: Full paper submission deadline

Associate editors

• David Sirmon, University of Washington