The purpose of this paper is to give an overview of current research in IS on the design and
governance of platform ecosystems. To this end, we conduct a literature review of relevant …

Research summary Platform ecosystems have spurred new products and services, sparked
innovation, and improved economic efficiency in various industries and technology sectors …

Business models are becoming more inclined towards platforms, which allow inclusion of
diverse participants to promote leveraged growth and modularity of offerings. Despite being …

Purpose Because of the attention increasingly being focused on digital transformation,
interest in business models of platform-enabled ecosystems is rising rapidly. Although there …

Multi‐sided platforms (MSPs) continue to disrupt long‐established industries. Therefore,
there is a growing popularity to scientifically examine how and why those platforms become …

The use of the term platform has proliferated in management research. However, theoretical
work on the concept has lagged behind. We present a systematic review of the platform …

In the domain of the platform economy we identified two gaps in the current literature. First
the lack of a shared conceptualization of digital platform types. We solve this issue with a …

The digital economy has brought about multi-sided platforms as superior configurations for
value co-creation. However, the academic discourse on platforms is scattered across …

Based on an exploratory multiple-case study in two platform ecosystems, we develop a
process theory that explains how and why different ways of practicing ecosystem-wide …

Research summary User demand affects the emergence and growth of platform ecosystems
through indirect network effects. But how do these effects play out in the strategies of …