Third-party mobile app developers' continued participation in platform-centric ecosystems: An empirical investigation of two different mechanisms

Hyung Jin Kim; Inchan Kim; Hogeun Lee

doi:10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2015.09.002

Third-party mobile app developers' continued participation in platform-centric ecosystems: An empirical investigation of two different mechanisms

Hyung Jin Kim, Inchan Kim, Hogeun Lee

Department of Business Administration

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Abstract

Platform-centric ecosystems run by Apple, Google, Microsoft, etc. enable the companies to magnify the values of their products and services on an unprecedented scale, by harnessing third-party add-on software such as mobile apps. Despite the importance, however, there is a dearth of empirical research that investigates how third-party developers' continued participation is actually determined. This paper examined two different mechanisms increasing dedication to a platform and constraining exit from the platform, respectively. Specific factors in each mechanism and their casual relationships were tested and discussed in the context of Apple's mobile platform.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	44-59
Number of pages	16
Journal	International Journal of Information Management
Volume	36
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2015.09.002
Publication status	Published - 2016 Feb 1

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Information Systems
Computer Networks and Communications
Library and Information Sciences

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Kim, H. J., Kim, I., & Lee, H. (2016). Third-party mobile app developers' continued participation in platform-centric ecosystems: An empirical investigation of two different mechanisms. International Journal of Information Management, 36(1), 44-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2015.09.002

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