The Dynamics Of Platform Business Value Creation

By Eliana Garcés-Tolon – 

This paper argues that the technology and economic determinants of value creation in platform businesses have so far not been sufficiently taken into account in the analysis of the conduct of digital platforms. Platforms operate in an environment of extreme interconnectivity, exhibit many externalities and economies of scope and require sophisticated coordination solutions to manage the complex environment they create. This paper describes how the innovation man