Although the concept of an entrepreneurial ecosystem has become appealing to both academics and policy makers, few studies have measured the impact of entrepreneurial ecosystems on firm growth. Using quantitative data, this paper analyzes a local innovation ecosystem to identify the contribution of a regional ecosystem to firm growth. The results indicate that firms that intensively rely on ecosystem intermediary organizations tend to experience less growth. In other words, when it comes to supporting firm growth, ‘the more the merrier’ does not apply.

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支持太多？创业生态系统和企业成长

尽管创业生态系统的概念对学术界和政策制定者都有吸引力，但很少有研究衡量创业生态系统对企业增长的影响。本文利用定量数据分析当地创新生态系统，以确定区域生态系统对企业增长的贡献。结果表明，高度依赖生态系统中介组织的企业往往增长缓慢。换句话说，在支持企业增长方面，“越多越好”并不适用。