Governing the emergence of network-driven platform ecosystems
Kari A, Bellin P, Matzner M, Gersch M (2025)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2025
Journal
Book Volume: 35
Article Number: 4
Issue: 1
DOI: 10.1007/s12525-024-00745-9
Abstract
Literature on platform governance is focused on keystone organizations that exclusively own a platform and control its complementors and users. However, emerging network-driven platform ecosystems—such as European data spaces—represent a shift in focus by allowing stakeholders to share platform ownership and decision rights. To investigate this emerging phenomenon, we conduct a qualitative-explorative case study, interviewing 32 representatives of Catena-X, a European data space in the automotive industry. To conceptually grasp the co-development and management of network-driven platform ecosystems, we employ a network governance perspective as the theoretical lens. We contribute to platform governance literature with (1) a conceptualization of shared platform ownership recognizing the dichotomy of inner and outer governance, and (2) a process model and a conceptual model of an interorganizational network governing the emergence of a platform ecosystem.
Authors with CRIS profile
Pepe Bellin
Lehrstuhl für Digital Industrial Service Systems
Martin Matzner
Lehrstuhl für Digital Industrial Service Systems
Involved external institutions
Germany (DE)How to cite
APA:
Kari, A., Bellin, P., Matzner, M., & Gersch, M. (2025). Governing the emergence of network-driven platform ecosystems. Electronic Markets, 35. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12525-024-00745-9
MLA:
Kari, Arthur, et al. "Governing the emergence of network-driven platform ecosystems." Electronic Markets 35 (2025).
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