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Equilibrium Innovation Ecosystems: The Dark Side of Collaborating with Complementors

Andrea Mantovani, Francisco Ruiz‐Aliseda · 2015 · Management Science

Summary. Firms selling complementary products increasingly collaborate to improve system quality, but this cooperation creates a prisoner's dilemma in saturated markets. While collaboration reduces investment costs and generates more total value, firms capture no greater share of that value relative to competitors, reducing overall profitability. The paper examines how open versus closed interfaces affect firm strategy and platform emergence in competitive environments.

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Mantovani, A., & Ruiz‐Aliseda, F.. (2015). Equilibrium Innovation Ecosystems: The Dark Side of Collaborating with Complementors. Management Science. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2014.2140

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DOI
10.1287/mnsc.2014.2140
Countries
Italy, France
Regions
Europe
Categories
innovation-networks, innovation-theory, general-innovation
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2026-04-28