Typology of enterprise ecosystems in digital transformation conditions
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https://doi.org/10.22394/2304-3369-2025-1-5-24Abstract
ABSTRACT
Introduction. The article presents the author's approach to the analysis of economic ecosystems in the context of digital transformation. The authors substantiate the need to develop a unified typology of economic ecosystems that would facilitate a better understanding of their structure and dynamics. The novelty lies in the study, analysis of scientific papers on economic ecosystems and the synthesis of individual points of view to form a unified approach to typology.
Materials, methods and structure of the study. The study is based on the theoretical principles of the economic ecosystem approach and stakeholder theory, as well as the use of structural and economic comparative analysis to substantiate the conclusions. The sources used from international databases ensured the relevance of the topic, allowing us to identify key stakeholders, analyze the role of digital technologies and the transformation of resources in the context of digitalization of enterprise ecosystems.
Results of the study. The main categories and criteria for the typology of ecosystems are considered; the impact of digitalization on economic processes within ecosystems is discussed, emphasizing the importance of this aspect for modern business models; an analysis of the stages of the evolutionary development of business ecosystems is carried out, ranging from simple partnerships to multi-level platform ecosystems. As a result, a typology of first-level ecosystems is presented in the form of business, innovation, knowledge and entrepreneurial ecosystems. At the second level, business ecosystems are grouped by criteria – ecosystem goals, degree of digitalization, scale of coverage of relationships with stakeholders.
Discussion. The proposed classification takes into account various aspects of ecosystems, including goals, the degree of digitalization, and the scope of stakeholder relationships. The proposed typology contributes to the formation of a scientific standardized approach in terms of grouping studies and approaches in studying the ecosystem form of enterprise organization according to specified criteria into types and expands our understanding of the conceptual boundaries between different ecosystems.
KEYWORDS
Enterprise ecosystem, digital transformation, business ecosystem, digital platform, types of ecosystems, digital platform.
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