Business ecosystems:
An inter-organizational context of open innovation
MOORE (1993) describes the concept of business ecosystem as an economic community crossing many industries working cooperatively and competitively in production, customer service and innovation. Business ecosystems are characterized by a large number of loosely interconnected participants who rely on each other for their mutual effectiveness and survival (IANSITI & LEVIEN, 2004). Thus, the concept of business ecosystem clearly underlines loosely interdependence between partners within the community.