Bridging differing perspectives on technological platforms: Toward an integrative framework

Research Policy

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1239-1249

  Gawer, Annabelle ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Double sided markets; Economies of scope; Modularity; Organizations; Platforms

Indexed keywords

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; DOUBLE SIDED; ECONOMIES OF SCOPE; INTEGRATIVE FRAMEWORK; MODULARITY; PLATFORMS; TECHNOLOGICAL ARCHITECTURES; TECHNOLOGICAL PLATFORM;

COMMERCE;

EID: 84902550958     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2014.03.006     Document Type: Article

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