Platforms · Longitudinal ecosystem case study

Value Transformation in the Mobile Service Ecosystem: A Study of App Store Emergence and Growth

Service Science · 2012

Rahul C. Basole, Jürgen Karla

Original paper ↗

Summary

App stores transform value creation, roles, and collaboration in mobile services.

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Possible founder application

Map how an API marketplace changes partner roles before setting capture rules.

Reported result

What the study found

App stores transform value creation, roles, and collaboration in mobile services.

Research question

What the authors investigated

How does the study’s stated design explain its reported outcome in this setting?

Design

Longitudinal ecosystem case study

Sample and setting

Mobile service ecosystem and app stores

Scope and transfer

Limitations to keep in view

Historical case limits transfer to current stores.

Research sources

abstract_only

Study strength

3.5/5 Abstract-level evidence is useful for framing questions; verify full methods before transfer.

How this was assessed

The 1–5 evidence-check score is a practical reading aid, not a formal peer review or a probability that a conclusion is true. It combines design strength (2 points), sample reporting (1), comparison/control clarity (1), and how much of the paper could be checked (1). Access affects how confidently this directory can assess a study, not the study's underlying quality. Blinding is reported separately because it is not relevant to every design.

Design transparency · 2/2

Based on the reported study design in the retrieved source.

Sample and setting · 1/1

The sample context is stated; a numerical count is preserved only when reported.

Outcome clarity · 1/1

The finding is summarized from publisher or article metadata.

Access for checking · 0.5/1

Only abstract or bibliographic access was confirmed.

Double-blind? The retrieved publisher record does not establish whether participants or outcome assessors were blinded.