Customer behavior and adoption · Empirical dual-model study of relationship continuance, distinguishing dedication-based and constraint-based mechanisms; antecedents, affective intervening variables and continued participation were modeled from interorganizational-exchange theory.
Third-party mobile app developers’ continued participation in platform-centric ecosystems: An empirical investigation of two different mechanisms
Hyung Jin Kim, Inchan Kim, Hogeun Lee (2016). Third-party mobile app developers’ continued participation in platform-centric ecosystems: An empirical investigation of two different mechanisms. International Journal of Information Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2015.09.002
Plain-English take
The study identifies and empirically investigates two contrasting routes to continued participation: genuine desire/dedication and need/constraint; it argues platform owners must manage the exchange relationship from developers' perspective to retain them.
How much weight to give this
2/5 Evidence needs cautious interpretation
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Empirical dual-model study of relationship continuance, distinguishing dedication-based and constraint-based mechanisms; antecedents, affective intervening variables and continued participation were modeled from interorganizational-exchange theory.
Third-party mobile-app developers participating in platform-centric ecosystems; continuation of affiliation with a platform owner is the outcome.
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Double-blind? Blinding was not established from the publisher page.
Research question
What the authors investigated
What does third-party mobile app developers’ continued participation in platform-centric ecosystems: an empirical investigation of two different mechanisms show about customer behavior or marketing outcomes?
Design
Empirical dual-model study of relationship continuance, distinguishing dedication-based and constraint-based mechanisms; antecedents, affective intervening variables and continued participation were modeled from interorganizational-exchange theory.
Sample and setting
Third-party mobile-app developers participating in platform-centric ecosystems; continuation of affiliation with a platform owner is the outcome.
Reported result
What the study found
The study identifies and empirically investigates two contrasting routes to continued participation: genuine desire/dedication and need/constraint; it argues platform owners must manage the exchange relationship from developers' perspective to retain them.
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Scope and transfer
Limitations to keep in view
Conservative inference: the evidence concerns third-party mobile developers and self-reported continuance mechanisms, so applicability to SaaS complementors or behavioral retention should be tested rather than assumed. Full-text methods and correction history were not independently checked.
Possible founder application
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Evidence access
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