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Introduction—Platforms and Infrastructures in the Digital Age

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  • Panos Constantinides

    (Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom)

  • Ola Henfridsson

    (Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom)

  • Geoffrey G. Parker

    (Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755)

Abstract

In the last few years, leading-edge research from information systems, strategic management, and economics have separately informed our understanding of platforms and infrastructures in the digital age. Our motivation for undertaking this special issue rests in the conviction that it is significant to discuss platforms and infrastructures concomitantly, while enabling knowledge from diverse disciplines to cross-pollinate to address critical, pressing policy challenges and inform strategic thinking across both social and business spheres. In this editorial, we review key insights from the literature on digital infrastructures and platforms, present emerging research themes, highlight the contributions developed from each of the six articles in this special issue, and conclude with suggestions for further research.

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  • Panos Constantinides & Ola Henfridsson & Geoffrey G. Parker, 2018. "Introduction—Platforms and Infrastructures in the Digital Age," Information Systems Research, INFORMS, vol. 29(2), pages 381-400, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:orisre:v:29:y:2018:i:2:p:381-400
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