Ecosystem Management I

Academic unit or major

Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management

Instructor(s)

Masaharu Tsujimoto / Yuki Inoue

Class Format

Lecture

Media-enhanced courses

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Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

Class

-

Course Code

TIM.C401

Number of credits

100

Course offered

2025

Offered quarter

3Q

Syllabus updated

Mar 19, 2025

Language

Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

This lecture is prepared for the explanation and discussion about the business ecosystem theory and practice that is actively researched in the strategic management field in recent years. This lecture is consists of Business Ecosystem I and Business Ecosystem II. The lecture from the practitioners and the presentation based on the original research by the students are included in the schedule.
The aim of this lecture is to understand the concept of the business ecosystem and develop the capability for the original analysis and proposition based on the business ecosystem research.
This lecture consists of the module 1 and 2, explained in the following section.

Course description and aims

The target of this lecture is following three points. Firstly, students will be able to understand the basic stream and real case for the basics of the business ecosystem. Secondly, students will be able to understand the analytical process and methodology for the business ecosystem. Thirdly, students will be able to analyze and propose for the objectives which is originally selected by the students.

Keywords

Business Ecosystem, Multi Level Analysis, Multi Stakeholder Analysis

Competencies

• Specialist skills
• Intercultural skills
• Communication skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

This lecture consists of the three modules. Each module consists of five lectures. First Module is prepared for the understanding of the previous works. Students will required to read the papers and make a presentation of the previous researches. Second module is prepared for the understanding of the academic analysis and business practices. The researchers and practitioners will be invited for the lecture about their research and practice presentation. the third module is consists of the methodological explanation and presentations by the students. The lecturer will show the methodological process and require the group presentation of the original business ecosystem research.

Course schedule/Objectives

Study advice (preparation and review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

Reading assignments
課題論文
3
Gawer, A. and Cusumano, M.A. (2014), Platforms and Innovation. J Prod Innov Manag, 31: 417-433. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpim.12105
4
Adner, R. and Kapoor, R. (2010), Value creation in innovation ecosystems: how the structure of technological interdependence affects firm performance in new technology generations. Strat. Mgmt. J., 31: 306-333. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.821
5
Cinzia Battistella, Katia Colucci, Alberto F. De Toni, Fabio Nonino,
Methodology of business ecosystems network analysis: A case study in Telecom Italia Future Centre,
Technological Forecasting and Social Change,
Volume 80, Issue 6,
2013,
Pages 1194-1210,
ISSN 0040-1625,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2012.11.002.
6
Hienerth, C., Lettl, C. and Keinz, P. (2014), The Case of the LEGO Producer–User Ecosystem. J Prod Innov Manag, 31: 848-866. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpim.12127
7
Ansari, S., Garud, R. and Kumaraswamy, A. (2016), The disruptor's dilemma: TiVo and the U.S. television ecosystem. Strat. Mgmt. J., 37: 1829-1853. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.2442

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Reading assignments

Evaluation methods and criteria

Participation 70%, Contribution to the lecture30%

Related courses

• Strategic Management
• Organizational Management

Prerequisites

None

Other

None