Growth, Complexity, and Generativity of Digital Platforms: The Case of Otto.de

Daniel Fürstenau, Hannes Rothe, Abayomi Baiyere, Matthias Schulte-Althoff, Dieter Masak, Kai Schewina, Daria Anisimova

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Abstract

We study the growth, complexity, and generativity of a digital platform—Otto.de. Through a longitudinal analysis of the company’s 65 GitHub open source repositories over a period of 6.5 years, we find a) support for a superlinear growth pattern, b) a structural split in the platform into two clusters, and c) indication that more active repositories will be more generative and in turn more popular. These findings have implications for scholars studying platform evolution as well as for companies opening up their internal IT platforms.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TitelProceedings of the 40th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS)
RedaktørerHelmut Krcmar, Jane Fedorowicz, Wai Fong Boh, Jan Marco Leimeister, Sunil Wattal
Antal sider16
UdgivelsesstedAtlanta, GA
ForlagAssociation for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL)
Publikationsdato2019
Artikelnummer2781
ISBN (Elektronisk)9780996683197
StatusUdgivet - 2019
BegivenhedThe 40th International Conference on Information Systems. ICIS 2019: Information Systems - The Heart of Innovation Ecosystems - International Congress Center Munich (ICM), Munich, Tyskland
Varighed: 15 dec. 201918 dec. 2019
Konferencens nummer: 40
https://icis2019.aisconferences.org/

Konference

KonferenceThe 40th International Conference on Information Systems. ICIS 2019
Nummer40
LokationInternational Congress Center Munich (ICM)
Land/OmrådeTyskland
ByMunich
Periode15/12/201918/12/2019
Internetadresse
NavnProceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems
ISSN0000-0033

Emneord

  • Digital platforms
  • Growth
  • Complexity
  • Generativity
  • Platform evolution

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