How open is this platform? The meaning and measurement of platform openness from the complementors' perspective

Journal of Information Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 209-228

  Benlian, Alexander ^a   Hilkert, Daniel ^b   Hess, Thomas ^c  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

application developers; perceived platform openness; platform management; platform based ecosystems; scale development; third party complementors

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION DEVELOPERS; PERCEIVED PLATFORM OPENNESS; PLATFORM MANAGEMENT; SCALE DEVELOPMENT; THIRD PARTIES;

APPLICATION PROGRAMS;

EID: 84923438351     PISSN: 02683962     EISSN: 14664437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jit.2015.6     Document Type: Article

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