An integrative framework is proposed to advance management research on technological
platforms, bridging two theoretical perspectives: economics, which sees platforms as double …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review and analyze the modularity literature to
identify the established and emerging perspectives. Design/methodology/approach A …

This paper brings together the recent literature on industry platforms and shows how it
relates to managing innovation within and outside the firm as well as to dealing with …

The multi-level perspective on sustainability transitions positions established firms
(incumbents) as defenders of existing technologies at the “regime level.” By contrast, it …

The emergence of industry platforms is a novel phenomenon impacting most industries
today, from products to services. Industry platforms are building blocks (they can be …

Technology acquisition from external sources has been identified as a critical competence
for sustained success in innovation, and research has paid a good deal of attention to …

Modularity is a design property of the architecture of products, organizations, and interfirm
networks; modularization is a process that affects those designs while also shaping firm …

This study aims to advance a contingent view of the mirroring hypothesis, focusing on the
causal effect of product modularity on organizational modularity. It compares the group of …

In the last two decades, the auto industry has shown a steady increase of vehicle
development outsourcing and a shift of both product development tasks and knowledge from …

Collaboration in large-scale projects introduces challenges involving both coordination (the
ability to collaborate) as well as cooperation (the willingness to do so). Existing research has …