Platforms · Structured literature review and conceptual synthesis.
Digital platform ecosystems
Electronic Markets · 2020
Summary
Platform ecosystems involve platform-owner, complementor, and user roles whose value creation and governance are interdependent.
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Possible founder application
Separate core product, APIs, complementor incentives, and governance rules in platform business-model design.
Reported result
What the study found
Platform ecosystems involve platform-owner, complementor, and user roles whose value creation and governance are interdependent.
Research question
What the authors investigated
What are the key elements and research gaps in digital platform ecosystems?
Design
Structured literature review and conceptual synthesis.
Sample and setting
Digital platform ecosystems and complementors.
Scope and transfer
Limitations to keep in view
Review-based framework; constructs require context-specific empirical testing.
Research sources
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