Platform business Eco-model evolution: Case study on Kakao Talk in Korea

Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Han, Junghee ^a   Cho, Okjoo ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Business model; Business model innovation; KakaoTalk; Korea; Platform

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969880576     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21998531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40852-015-0006-8     Document Type: Article

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