Positive effects for Russian manufacturing enterprises from the expansion of ecosystem interactions within international digital platforms

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to consider new opportunities and positive effects for Russian industrial enterprises from the use of international digital platforms to expand ecosystem interaction. Currently, this issue is unexplored, but it seems almost inevitable that its importance will increase in the coming years due to the expansion of opportunities for internationalization of the business of industrial companies through global platforms. Based on a comprehensive theoretical review and interviews with a focus group of 14 representatives of Russian companies responsible for business development, digitalization and internationalization, the study suggests a comprehensive list of positive effects for Russian enterprises from the expansion of ecosystem interactions within the framework of international digital platform models. A separate important aspect of consideration in this study is approaches to overcoming the problem of monopoly power in digital platforms and ensuring a productive balance of interests of all participants and stakeholders. By analogy with how it happened in the e-commerce sector, one can assume an increase in monopolistic behavior and an imbalance of interests of participants on digital production platforms that unite many manufacturing enterprises. An analysis of some approaches to identifying and solving this problem is proposed.