Does platform owner's entry crowd out innovation? Evidence from Google Photos

Information Systems Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 444-460

  Foerderer, Jens ^a   Kude, Thomas ^b   Mithas, Sunil ^c,d   Heinzl, Armin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^b ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention spillover; Complementors; Google Photos; Innovation; Platform ecosystem; Platform entry; Platform governance; Platform owner; Racing; Red Queen

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; ECOSYSTEMS; PHOTOGRAPHY;

ATTENTION SPILLOVER; COMPLEMENTORS; GOOGLE PHOTOS; PLATFORM ECOSYSTEMS; PLATFORM ENTRY; PLATFORM GOVERNANCE; PLATFORM OWNER; RACING; RED QUEEN;

TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 85041198213     PISSN: 10477047     EISSN: 15265536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/isre.2018.0787     Document Type: Article

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