Abstract
Platforms provide anchor-points for coordinating varied activities within an ecosystem. Understanding platform complexity and its effects is therefore a vital concern for academia and industry. The complexity defines the range of possible activities on the platform and the related aspects of control. This paper argues that abstract models of platforms used in current research remove some of the most important features underlying the inherent complexity of digital platforms. This insight is illustrated with a small study of platforms and their evolving complexity in the music industry. The exploration highlights salient phenomena that a more comprehensive theory of digital platforms should encompass. We posit that advancing theoretical perspective that better embrace the complexity of digital platforms is needed to fully capture the strategic and technological implications of emerging digital platforms.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 46th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2013 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Place of Publication | Los Alamitos, CA |
Publisher | IEEE |
Publication date | Mar 2013 |
Pages | 4625-4634 |
Article number | 6480401 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781467359337 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780769548920 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | The 46th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. HICSS 2013 - Wailea, United States Duration: 7 Jan 2013 → 10 Jan 2013 Conference number: 46 |
Conference
Conference | The 46th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. HICSS 2013 |
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Number | 46 |
Country/Territory | United States |
City | Wailea |
Period | 07/01/2013 → 10/01/2013 |
Sponsor | University of Hawaii at Manoa |
Series | Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences |
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ISSN | 1530-1605 |
Keywords
- Platforms
- Digital platforms
- Control
- Generativity
- Music industry