Abstract: Enabling technologically leading enterprises to acquire and maintain ecological dominance in the emerging technology innovation ecosystem is an important measure for nurturing “chain leaders” and enhancing the autonomy of the innovation chain industry chain. However, this goal often faces challenges such as dynamic environmental changes, resource misallocation within the enterprise, and strategic misalignment. The paper, based on the “Condition-Action-Outcome” analytical approach, takes CATL as a case study, and divides the process of acquiring and maintaining dominance in the emerging technological innovation ecosystem into two stages: “riding on the wind” and “achieving long-term success.” It explores how CATL, guided by strategic thinking, orchestrates resources to acquire and sustain its dominance, and constructs a process model for technologically leading enterprises to gain and maintain dominance in emerging technological innovation ecosystems. The findings are as follows. First, the coupling of the external industrial environment and technological environment opens a window of opportunity for enterprises to develop strategic foresight and strategic symbiosis thinking based on different stages of ecosystem dominance development. Second, implementing different resource orchestration methods based on the resource differences at various development stages is key to improving resource orchestration efficiency, locking in and amplifying existing advantages, and thereby acquiring and maintaining ecosystem dominance. The research conclusions provide valuable insights for technologically leading enterprises in acquiring and maintaining dominance in emerging technology innovation ecosystems in a complex and ever-changing environment, thereby providing beneficial guidance for nurturing and growth of technologically leading enterprises.

Key words: technologically leading enterprises, ecological dominance, strategic foresight, strategic symbiosis, resource orchestration