Profiting from innovation when digital business ecosystems emerge: A control point perspective

René Bohnsack, Michael Rennings, Carolin Block, Stefanie Bröring · 2024 · Research Policy

Summary. Digital transformation shifts how companies profit from innovation in emerging ecosystems. The paper examines smart farming through a control points framework, showing that value capture depends on who owns strategic, technical, generic, and institutional control points in layered digital architectures. Incumbents, new entrants, and diversifying firms compete in a seesaw pattern to establish bargaining positions. The findings help firms optimize ecosystem strategies and guide policymakers in supporting institutional development.

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  title   = {Profiting from innovation when digital business ecosystems emerge: A control point perspective},
  author  = {René Bohnsack and Michael Rennings and Carolin Block and Stefanie Bröring},
  journal = {Research Policy},
  year    = {2024},
  doi     = {10.1016/j.respol.2024.104961},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2024.104961}
}

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DOI

10.1016/j.respol.2024.104961

Countries

Portugal, Germany

Regions

Europe

Categories

agtech, innovation-theory, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation

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2026-04-28