---
_id: '48514'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: 'This paper introduces narratives in entrepreneurial ecosystems as drivers
    of effectuation vs. causation. Drawing on 43 interviews with successful players
    in Silicon Valley, Munich, and Singapore, we found ecosystem-specific narratives
    indicate what is common, appropriate, and successful in each ecosystem, and these
    narratives encourage either effectuation or causation. Our findings indicate that
    the narratives in the ecosystem in Silicon Valley facilitate effectuation, in
    Munich causation, and in Singapore a cautious balance of both. Our research suggests
    that narratives can explain mechanisms how ecosystems influence entrepreneurship:
    the national culture, market characteristics, available resources, and networks
    in an ecosystem spark ecosystem-specific narratives, which in turn shape tendencies
    towards effectuation and causation. Thereby, we introduce a new ecosystem-focused
    perspective on predictors of effectuation and causation.'
author:
- first_name: Sylvia
  full_name: Hubner-Benz, Sylvia
  id: '100407'
  last_name: Hubner-Benz
- first_name: Fabian
  full_name: Most, Fabian
  last_name: Most
- first_name: Jochen
  full_name: Wirtz, Jochen
  last_name: Wirtz
- first_name: Christine
  full_name: Auer, Christine
  last_name: Auer
citation:
  ama: 'Hubner-Benz S, Most F, Wirtz J, Auer C. Narratives in entrepreneurial ecosystems:
    drivers of effectuation versus causation. <i>Small Business Economics</i>. 2021;59(1):211-242.
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-021-00531-3">10.1007/s11187-021-00531-3</a>'
  apa: 'Hubner-Benz, S., Most, F., Wirtz, J., &#38; Auer, C. (2021). Narratives in
    entrepreneurial ecosystems: drivers of effectuation versus causation. <i>Small
    Business Economics</i>, <i>59</i>(1), 211–242. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-021-00531-3">https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-021-00531-3</a>'
  bibtex: '@article{Hubner-Benz_Most_Wirtz_Auer_2021, title={Narratives in entrepreneurial
    ecosystems: drivers of effectuation versus causation}, volume={59}, DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-021-00531-3">10.1007/s11187-021-00531-3</a>},
    number={1}, journal={Small Business Economics}, publisher={Springer Science and
    Business Media LLC}, author={Hubner-Benz, Sylvia and Most, Fabian and Wirtz, Jochen
    and Auer, Christine}, year={2021}, pages={211–242} }'
  chicago: 'Hubner-Benz, Sylvia, Fabian Most, Jochen Wirtz, and Christine Auer. “Narratives
    in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Drivers of Effectuation versus Causation.” <i>Small
    Business Economics</i> 59, no. 1 (2021): 211–42. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-021-00531-3">https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-021-00531-3</a>.'
  ieee: 'S. Hubner-Benz, F. Most, J. Wirtz, and C. Auer, “Narratives in entrepreneurial
    ecosystems: drivers of effectuation versus causation,” <i>Small Business Economics</i>,
    vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 211–242, 2021, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-021-00531-3">10.1007/s11187-021-00531-3</a>.'
  mla: 'Hubner-Benz, Sylvia, et al. “Narratives in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Drivers
    of Effectuation versus Causation.” <i>Small Business Economics</i>, vol. 59, no.
    1, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021, pp. 211–42, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-021-00531-3">10.1007/s11187-021-00531-3</a>.'
  short: S. Hubner-Benz, F. Most, J. Wirtz, C. Auer, Small Business Economics 59 (2021)
    211–242.
date_created: 2023-10-27T12:35:34Z
date_updated: 2023-10-27T12:43:57Z
doi: 10.1007/s11187-021-00531-3
intvolume: '        59'
issue: '1'
keyword:
- Economics and Econometrics
- General Business
- Management and Accounting
language:
- iso: eng
page: 211-242
publication: Small Business Economics
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 0921-898X
  - 1573-0913
publication_status: published
publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
status: public
title: 'Narratives in entrepreneurial ecosystems: drivers of effectuation versus causation'
type: journal_article
user_id: '100407'
volume: 59
year: '2021'
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