Interfirm Exchange and Innovation in Platform Ecosystems: Evidence from Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Foerderer, Jens
• 署名单位: Technical University of Munich; University of Mannheim
• 刊物名称: MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0025-1909
• DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.2019.3425
• 发表日期: 2020
• 页码: 4772-4787
• 关键词: platform ecosystems; platform governance; complementary innovation; interfirm exchange; mobile app platforms

摘要

Platform firms' success depends on complementary innovation. This paper studies the relation between opportunities for interfirm exchange and complementary innovation. An empirical study of a sample of app developer firms attending Apple's 2016 Worldwide Developers Conference suggests three findings. First, the opportunity to exchange stimulated innovation in the formofmajor app updates that received positive consumer feedback. Second, the effects were more pronounced for older and larger firms, potentially because these firms have more experience and resources to leverage exchanges and safeguard against knowledge spillovers. Third, part of the effects may be attributed to learning and collaborations.