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Leveraging interdependencies among platform and complementors in innovation ecosystem
Fangcheng Tang1, Zeqiang Qian1
1School of Economics and Management, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China.
Plos One
|October 5, 2020
Summary
Platform innovation ecosystems benefit from collaboration. Generalist complementors often outperform specialist ones in co-innovation with platform firms, with interdependencies showing an inverted U-shaped effect on ecosystem performance.
Area of Science:
- Innovation Management
- Ecosystem Dynamics
- Platform Economics
Background:
- Platform-based innovation ecosystems exhibit complex symbiotic interactions.
- Understanding co-specialization and co-innovation among ecosystem members remains a challenge.
Purpose of the Study:
- To simulate collaborative innovation between platform firms and complementors.
- To analyze the impact on innovation ecosystem performance.
- To investigate the roles of generalist versus specialist complementors.
Main Methods:
- Utilized an improved NK model for simulation.
- Modeled collaborative innovation dynamics.
- Analyzed performance outcomes based on complementor type and interdependencies.
Main Results:
- Co-innovation performance with generalist complementors generally surpasses that with specialist complementors.
- Stronger interdependencies between complementary components lead to an inverted U-shaped innovation performance curve.
- The interaction between platform firms and diverse complementors significantly influences ecosystem performance.
Conclusions:
- Generalist complementors may offer superior co-innovation outcomes in platform ecosystems.
- Optimizing interdependencies is crucial for maximizing innovation ecosystem performance.
- The study provides insights into managing platform innovation ecosystem dynamics.
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