Gaining Influence within Ecosystems and Platforms

Abstract

Research on organizational ecosystems and multi-sided platforms has recently attracted a lot of scholarly interest. The structure of technological interdependencies varies across ecosystems, resulting in different governance and market structures. In this symposium we will not present a dichotomy between “decentralised” ecosystems and “centralised” platforms. Instead, we bring together ecosystems and platforms research by highlighting different types of interdependencies and by examining how organizations gain influence within these different ecosystem structures. Decentralized Innovation Platforms Presenter: Aija Elina Leiponen; Cornell U. Presenter: Llewellyn D W Thomas; IESE Business School Presenter: Qian Wang; Cornell SC Johnson College of Business Dominant Complementors: The Problem and a Solution Presenter: Natalie Jane Burford; INSEAD The Impact of Aggregators on the Performance of Companies Inside a Platform Presenter: Eduardo Boada; IE Business School Presenter: Juan Santalo; IE Business School Technology Disclosure Restrictions, Structural Holes, and Firms' Influence in Innovation Ecosystems Presenter: Qingqing Chen; The Wharton School, U. of Pennsylvania