A paradigmatic analysis of digital application marketplaces

Journal of Information Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 198-208

  Ghazawneh, Ahmad ^a   Henfridsson, Ola ^b  

^a IT UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

appstores; digital marketplaces; ecosystems; paradigmatic analysis; platforms

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS;

APPSTORES; DIGITAL APPLICATIONS; DIGITAL MARKETPLACE; INFORMED DECISION; PARADIGMATIC ANALYSIS; PLATFORM COMPONENTS; PLATFORM ECOSYSTEMS; PLATFORMS;

COMMERCE;

EID: 84939806687     PISSN: 02683962     EISSN: 14664437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jit.2015.16     Document Type: Article

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