Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: Currently, many organizations open parts of their information systems (IS) via the Internet to the public in order to co-create value from end-consumer contributions. Yet, these practices of openness are still to be integrated into the existing strategic management theory (Chesbrough and Appleyard, 2007). We use a resource-based perspective to develop a framework for the analysis configurations of different types of “openness” in order to move towards such an integration. We consider two dimensions of openness of resources (access and control) as well as different types of relations between resources (complementarity and specifity). Furthermore, we analyze two mobile ecosystems on multiple levels to show the applicability of the framework. The paper contributes to the further development of the resource-based theory and it provides a tool for the analysis of cases of openness of resources. Additionally, the paper provides a novel perspective and of the structure of mobile ecosystems.
Language: English
Subfield: Strategy and Management
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W786568055