Microfoundations of ecosystems: The theory-led firm and capability growth
指出生态系统研究缺乏微观基础且过于结构化，提出企业特定理论对能力发展和生态系统演化至关重要，并讨论了基于搜索和需求的方法的替代方案。
We argue that firm-specific theories are critical for understanding the emergence and evolution of ecosystems. We first highlight how existing research on ecosystems lacks microfoundations and tends to be overly structural. We focus on the theory-led firm—the role that a firm-specific theory plays in capability development and the associated growth of ecosystems. Ecosystems are contingent on firm-specific theories of value. We also discuss the implications of our arguments for search- and demand-based approaches to ecosystems and point toward a theory-based and supply-side alternative.