Business settings and ecosystems have in the past three decades been transformed by
software utilization. It is being applied in several industries shaping innovation—platforms …

Abstract The prior Venture Capital research (VC) has examined the micro processes of
syndication and alliance formation. However, a macro and more systemic view is lacking …

Software ecosystem orchestrators have insufficient insight and lack academic guidance in
the partner selection criteria and methods available to aid them in their partner selection …

Purpose: This study aims to determine the current state of research on partner management
in the context of IIoT platforms that rely on partnerships and act as innovation engines …

Transforming global food supply chains for sustainability in a pervasive manner requires
leading it for specific contexts. As central intermediaries between producers and consumers …

There is a growing consensus that the digital age comes along with the distinguishing
organisational form of the platform. Discussions of this organisational form, however, tend to …

Third‐party software has streamlined the software engineering process, allowed software
engineers to focus on developing more advanced components, and reduced time and cost …

Software ecosystems are sets of interdependent actors that collaboratively interact with a
shared market for software and services. In commercial software ecosystems, there is …

Context: Software Ecosystems (SECO) have become one of the main drivers of innovation
and growth in the Information Technology industry. A SECO consists of a group of …

In digital business ecosystems, intermediaries are essential to manage interactions between
different groups, such as multilateral sourcing relationships. However, the strategic functions …