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What Managers Need to Know about Platforms
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Gawer, Annabelle |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Abstract | A new and powerful way to compete has taken shape in our business landscape: Platform competition Whether we are talking about Google, Apple’s iPhone, iTunes and iPad, or Facebook, platforms seem to have taken our business landscape by storm. Firms that provide these platforms are able to orchestrate and take advantage of innovation coming from myriads of other firms that operate in coalitions sometimes called innovative business ecosystems. This article aims to present succinctly the essential ideas that managers need to understand about platforms, whether they are attempting to pursue a platform strategy or defending themselves against a platform attacker |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/811214/7/Gawer%20article%20What%20Managers%20Need%20to%20Know%20about%20Platforms%20European%20Business%20Review%202011.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
