An Analysis of a Thriving Entrepreneurial Ecosystem : A Case Study of the Malmö-Lund Region
(2022) EKHS35 20221Department of Economic History
- Abstract (Swedish)
- According to Malmö Municipality, every third hour, a new venture is initiated in the region. Malmö and Lund region has been top-rated within innovation and development in one of the most innovative countries in the world. Malmö and Lund region collectively hosts the most R&D personnel in the EU per capita (MalmöLundRegion, 2020). Furthermore, the Greater Copenhagen area makes up for 26% of the GDP in Sweden and Denmark (Örestat, 2020). In the region, the MAX IV and ESS facilities attract research competence from all over the world.
According to Global Startups Ecosystems Index 2021(Startup Blink, 2021) on the global ranking, Sweden has taken second place within the EU for the most innovative country, and sixth place globally. Within... (More) - According to Malmö Municipality, every third hour, a new venture is initiated in the region. Malmö and Lund region has been top-rated within innovation and development in one of the most innovative countries in the world. Malmö and Lund region collectively hosts the most R&D personnel in the EU per capita (MalmöLundRegion, 2020). Furthermore, the Greater Copenhagen area makes up for 26% of the GDP in Sweden and Denmark (Örestat, 2020). In the region, the MAX IV and ESS facilities attract research competence from all over the world.
According to Global Startups Ecosystems Index 2021(Startup Blink, 2021) on the global ranking, Sweden has taken second place within the EU for the most innovative country, and sixth place globally. Within Sweden, Malmö has performed exceptionally in terms of receiving venture capital and creating innovative startups, hence has been ranked as the second most innovative region and Lund has earned fourth place. Together, Malmö Lund region (MLR) boasts innovation, together within their proximity they have created a unique playground for groundbreaking innovations and startups. During the course of this thesis, the MLR ecosystem has been analyzed via qualitative methods to understand the intricacies of ecosystem support as well as the role of ecosystem actors in MLR. While the MLR ecosystem is a thriving ecosystem by global standards, some bottlenecks have been identified both for the entrepreneur and for the entrepreneurial support system. On the one hand, the MLR entrepreneurial ecosystem boosts innovation and entrepreneurship and on the other, there is much room to improve. This thesis examines the loopholes, the bottlenecks, and what helps and what doesn’t in entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE) epistemology.
Via this study the author hopes to deepen the understanding of one of the world’s leading entrepreneurial ecosystems while diving deep into comprehending its intricate details that make this complex ecosystem function. This thesis aims to shed light on Malmö Lund regions prominent entrepreneurial ecosystem’s actors and the beneficiaries, the innovative startups. (Less)
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- author
- Palliyaguru, Thathsara Dulangi LU
- supervisor
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- Håkan Lobell LU
- organization
- course
- EKHS35 20221
- year
- 2022
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Innovation, Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Regional Development, Entrepreneurial Need, Ecosystem Actors, Innovative Startups
- language
- English
- id
- 9096237
- date added to LUP
- 2022-08-02 09:22:36
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abstract = {{According to Malmö Municipality, every third hour, a new venture is initiated in the region. Malmö and Lund region has been top-rated within innovation and development in one of the most innovative countries in the world. Malmö and Lund region collectively hosts the most R&D personnel in the EU per capita (MalmöLundRegion, 2020). Furthermore, the Greater Copenhagen area makes up for 26% of the GDP in Sweden and Denmark (Örestat, 2020). In the region, the MAX IV and ESS facilities attract research competence from all over the world.
According to Global Startups Ecosystems Index 2021(Startup Blink, 2021) on the global ranking, Sweden has taken second place within the EU for the most innovative country, and sixth place globally. Within Sweden, Malmö has performed exceptionally in terms of receiving venture capital and creating innovative startups, hence has been ranked as the second most innovative region and Lund has earned fourth place. Together, Malmö Lund region (MLR) boasts innovation, together within their proximity they have created a unique playground for groundbreaking innovations and startups. During the course of this thesis, the MLR ecosystem has been analyzed via qualitative methods to understand the intricacies of ecosystem support as well as the role of ecosystem actors in MLR. While the MLR ecosystem is a thriving ecosystem by global standards, some bottlenecks have been identified both for the entrepreneur and for the entrepreneurial support system. On the one hand, the MLR entrepreneurial ecosystem boosts innovation and entrepreneurship and on the other, there is much room to improve. This thesis examines the loopholes, the bottlenecks, and what helps and what doesn’t in entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE) epistemology.
Via this study the author hopes to deepen the understanding of one of the world’s leading entrepreneurial ecosystems while diving deep into comprehending its intricate details that make this complex ecosystem function. This thesis aims to shed light on Malmö Lund regions prominent entrepreneurial ecosystem’s actors and the beneficiaries, the innovative startups.}},
author = {{Palliyaguru, Thathsara Dulangi}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{An Analysis of a Thriving Entrepreneurial Ecosystem : A Case Study of the Malmö-Lund Region}},
year = {{2022}},
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