Platform ecosystems in the software industry are considered to have two sides: third-party
developers that provide applications and customers that use these applications. However, in …

In recent years, established companies across different industries have launched platform
ecosystems. By collaborating with numerous third-party developers, these companies seek …

Platform ecosystems are complex ecologies of firms with individual, sometimes conflicting,
interests and goals. A platform owner as orchestrator of the ecosystem needs to constantly …

Platform research has expanded its focus from management of technology domains towards
the service of a business. Digital service platforms facilitate ecosystems of participants and …

Although prior research on platform ecosystems has extensively studied complementors
developing external platform extensions, it has overlooked internal complementors within …

Abstract1 With the advance of cloud technology, enterprise software vendors have
introduced software platforms to facilitate third-party contributions to their ecosystems. This …

Platform governance can contribute to the overall success of an ecosystem; however, what
factors influence governance decisions remains to be understood. We propose that platform …

Platform governance can contribute to the overall success of an ecosystem; however, what
factors influence governance decisions remains to be understood. We propose that platform …

Companies across industries are shifting toward a platform ecosystem strategy. By
leveraging cloud computing technologies, companies aim to benefit from collaboration with …

To remain vital, a digital platform ecosystem requires governance. In the extant literature a
platform ecosystem typically has a single focal actor who is responsible for the governance …