Platforms · Qualitative case study
Counter-orchestration in Platform Ecosystems: How Complementors Forced Apple to Change Platform Rules
Information Systems Research · 2024
Summary
Complementors can use nonmarket strategies such as advocacy and litigation to force governance change.
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Possible founder application
Treat developer coalitions and public policy as real governance stakeholders.
Reported result
What the study found
Complementors can use nonmarket strategies such as advocacy and litigation to force governance change.
Research question
What the authors investigated
How does the study’s stated design explain its reported outcome in this setting?
Design
Qualitative case study
Sample and setting
Apple platform and complementor challenges
Scope and transfer
Limitations to keep in view
Focused on one powerful platform and nonmarket episodes.
Research sources
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