Despite their global emergence, sharing economy businesses do not consistently
experience favourable outcomes across different geographical regions. Additionally, since …

Blockchain technology can benefit inter-organizational activities by improving data integrity,
increasing transaction transparency, and decreasing transaction costs. In this paper, we …

We investigated the operation of e-stores specializing in food and agricultural products
before and after the occurrence of COVID-19. A difference-in-difference (DID) method was …

Drawing upon the literature on ecosystem ecology and socio-cultural evolution, the current
study proposes an evolutionary framework for understanding the dynamics of service …

Scholarly interest in business platforms has risen consistently in the past 10 years. As a
pervasive topic in the business literature, business platforms are addressed not only in the …

Platform ecosystems have captured a variety of markets, enabling coordination,
transactions, and value co-creation between independent actors. A focal platform constitutes …

Smart cities constitute a new urban paradigm and a hegemonic phenomenon in
contemporary city development. The concept envisages a data-enhanced future and …

Major challenges in contemporary information systems development demand new
development approaches, such as innovation ecosystems, consisting of a focal innovation …

Microtask gig workers (MGWs) rely on digital platforms to arrange work agreements with
requesters to complete well-defined microtasks. Many MGWs use an electronic network of …

Despite their growing significance in the digital economy, some sharing platforms struggle to
achieve sufficient scale, while others fail entirely. By extending the focus beyond network …