Vigren, O (2024) Ecosystems in construction management and urban development: A comprehensive review of conceptualizations and contributions. Construction Management and Economics, 42(2), pp. 162-181. ISSN 01446193
Abstract
To solve grand challenges, the collaboration between construction management and urban development professionals is essential. This article proposes that ecosystem conceptualizations can enhance our understanding of collaboration, but how these concepts contribute to this field is unclear. Therefore, a literature review is presented on how ecosystem concepts are operationalized in construction management and urban development research. The article classifies conceptualizations into seven categories and analyzes their potential for contributions to ecosystem theorizing. An ecosystem research agenda is developed, arguing that it can serve as a theoretical bridge between these disciplines. The article also highlights how research on ecosystems in the built environment sector can contribute to management and organization research fields more broadly. Notably, conceptualizations of ecosystems as project-based or location-based are valuable contributions to ecosystem research.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | literature review; business ecosystem; innovation ecosystem; platform ecosystem |
| Index terms: | collaboration, literature review, theorizing, research agenda, built environment, urban development, platform |
| Subjects: | infrastructure and transport systems, research management, digital design, urban design, management, data analysis and analytics, data science |
| Topics: | Research Practice, Urban Studies, Digital Applications, Organizational Design |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCA |
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