Dynamic structures of control and generativity in digital ecosystem service innovation: the cases of the Apple and Google mobile app stores
Summary. This paper analyzes how Apple and Google's mobile app stores manage service innovation through digital ecosystems. Using narrative analysis of web articles, the authors identify core generative and controlling actions that structure innovation within these platforms. They reveal how stakeholders interact to drive service innovation and show that successful ecosystem strategies balance control mechanisms with generative capacity to enable competitive advantage.
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Eaton, B., Elaluf-Calderwood, S., Sørensen, C., & Yoo, Y.. (2011). Dynamic structures of control and generativity in digital ecosystem service innovation: the cases of the Apple and Google mobile app stores. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2002-9383>
Eaton, Ben, et al. “Dynamic structures of control and generativity in digital ecosystem service innovation: the cases of the Apple and Google mobile app stores.” London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science), 2011. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2002-9383>.
Eaton, Ben, Silvia Elaluf-Calderwood, Carsten Sørensen, and Youngjin Yoo. 2011. “Dynamic structures of control and generativity in digital ecosystem service innovation: the cases of the Apple and Google mobile app stores.” London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2002-9383>.
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