The digital platform: A research agenda

Journal of Information Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 124-135

  De Reuver, Mark ^a   Sørensen, Carsten ^b   Basole, Rahul C ^c  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

digital ecosystems; digital infrastructures; digital innovation; digital platforms; research agenda

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM; DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURES; DIGITAL INNOVATIONS; DIGITAL PLATFORMS; RESEARCH AGENDA;

EID: 85018241471     PISSN: 02683962     EISSN: 14664437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/s41265-016-0033-3     Document Type: Article

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