Towards a theory of ecosystems

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2018, Pages 2255-2276

  Jacobides, Michael G ^a   Cennamo, Carmelo ^b   Gawer, Annabelle ^c  

^a LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

complementarity; ecosystem; modularity; platform; strategy

Indexed keywords

MANAGERS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

COMPLEMENTARITY; CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS; CRITICAL FACTORS; GOVERNANCE FORMS; MODULARITY; PLATFORM; STRATEGY; STRATEGY RESEARCH;

ECOSYSTEMS;

EID: 85046829494     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.2904     Document Type: Article

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