Ecosystem evaluation method based on adaptive reciprocity

HOU Fang

Systems Engineering - Theory & Practice ›› 2025, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (2) : 571-588.

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Systems Engineering - Theory & Practice ›› 2025, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (2) : 571-588. DOI: 10.12011/SETP2023-1806

Ecosystem evaluation method based on adaptive reciprocity

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Enterprise ecosystems take into account upstream and downstream relationships as well as physical layout in the operation process of production elements to construct an association network through the coupling structure and functional mechanism. This research creates an integrated assessment approach to investigate the corporate ecosystem mechanism and analyze how to assess the adaptive reciprocity issue under various circumstances. The state of the chain cluster is assessed using the network node's structural characteristics, which are based on system clustering characteristics (such as functional or resource clustering). Taking into account the enterprise ecosystem's network structure, the chain cluster reciprocity utility is enhanced through the joint distribution of the chain cluster reciprocity utility and the chain cluster reciprocity evaluation. In order to measure the adaptive changes of network nodes in the ecosystem, the network node reciprocity judgment also makes a distinction between the types of connections—connections with newly established reciprocal nodes, connections with existing nodes, and random connections. Combining the co-circulation properties of the higher order network structural factors modifies the nodes' response to the ecosystem. The study's application scenarios cover embedded and de-embedded assessment modes in particular scenarios, as well as how to integrate assessment aspects and decide which elements to incorporate. Chains are the main emphasis of the embedded evaluation, while nodes are the main focus of the de-embedded evaluation. The enterprise ecosystem can be found in a number of states following regulation, including ideal, positive, development, structural adjustment, growth, and mismatch states. In order to assist enterprises in optimizing and regulating the ecosystem structure based on adaptive reciprocity, this study offers a research perspective of integrated evaluation for enterprise ecosystem research and analyzes the decision proposals of adaptive reciprocity in various application scenarios.

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integrated evaluation / adaptive reciprocity / ecosystem / scenario

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Liaoning Province "One Million Talents" Project (LNBQW2018Q0145);National Natural Science Foundation of China (71401109)
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