Industry architecture as a determinant of successful platform strategies: a case study of the i-mode mobile Internet service
Industry architecture as a determinant of successful platform strategies: a case study of the i-mode mobile Internet service
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产业架构是平台战略成功的决定因素:i-mode移动互联网服务案例研究
DOI:
10.1057/emr.2009.22
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发表时间:
2010
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Tee R
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作者:
Tee R
What factors and processes drive value appropriation and value creation in interdependent industry ecosystems? This paper explores this issue through a case study comparing the deployment of the i‐mode mobile Internet service in two countries, seeking the reasons behind its contrasting fortunes: spectacular success in Japan vs failure in Europe. The comparison between network operators NTT Docomo in Japan and KPN in the Netherlands suggests that differences in the underlying industry architectures explain why similar platform strategies led to such different outcomes. The paper contributes to the literature on industry architecture by unpacking the interaction between evolutionary processes, industry architecture, and business strategies. It also contributes to the platforms literature, by positing that firms' ability to successfully pursue platform strategies depends on industry architecture.