The question of why and how strategic leaders differ in the ecosystems they envision is central to firms' digital transformation. We unpack the cognitive microfoundations of how strategic leaders form their ecosystem vision—a mental model of a firm's multilateral complementarities with its partners to realize a value proposition. Our motivated interactional lens emphasizes the role of strategic leaders' cognitive motivation for shaping four interaction types with (prospective) partners: participatory, selective, collaborative, and reclusive. We theorize how these interactions shape the changes strategic leaders make in their mental models, and thus, to envision different levels and types of complementarities with (prospective) partners in the digital transformation. Our theory illuminates the roles of strategic leaders, their cognitive motivations, and social interactions in firms' ecosystem leadership.

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战略领导者的生态系统愿景形成和数字化转型：积极互动的视角

战略领导者所设想的生态系统为何以及如何不同的问题是企业数字化转型的核心。我们揭示了战略领导者如何形成生态系统愿景的认知微观基础——公司与其合作伙伴多边互补性的心智模型，以实现价值主张。我们的动机互动视角强调战略领导者的认知动机在塑造与（潜在）合作伙伴的四种互动类型方面的作用：参与型、选择性型、协作型和隐居型。我们对这些互动如何塑造战略领导者心智模型的变化进行理论分析，从而设想在数字化转型中与（潜在）合作伙伴的不同层次和类型的互补性。我们的理论阐明了战略领导者的角色、他们的认知动机以及企业生态系统领导力中的社会互动。