作者：Engert, Martin; Hein, Andreas; Maruping, Likoebe M.; Thatcher, Jason Bennett; Krcmar, Helmut
作者单位：Technical University of Munich; University of St Gallen; University System of Georgia; Georgia State University; University of Colorado System; University of Colorado Boulder; University of Manchester; Alliance Manchester Business School
摘要：This research investigates the interplay of top-down control and bottom-up self-organization within digital platform ecosystems (DPEs), focusing on the formation and management of complementor coalitions. Although these coalitions can increase a DPE's generativity, they can also threaten its integrity. We investigate this tension by employing information ecology (IE) theory, which allows us to examine complementor coalitions as holons that navigate between self-assertiveness and integration wi...
