{"title":"The coordination mechanism of value co-creation between developers and users in digital innovation ecosystems","authors":"Xiaoxu Zhang, Linchao Yang, Tianyu Gao, Wenyong Zhou","doi":"10.1007/s12525-023-00685-w","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>The interactions between developers and users are a vital driver of complementary innovation and further facilitate the emergence and evolution of digital innovation ecosystems. However, these interactions are somewhat overlooked in research on digital innovation ecosystems. To increase the understanding of their interrelationship, firstly, we explain the foundation of value co-creation between developers and users by introducing service-dominant logic (S-D logic). Then, we analyze the coordination mechanism of their value co-creation using an evolutionary game approach. There are three key findings obtained: First, the underlying logic behind their value co-creation is mutual benefit, and the coordination mechanism elaborates how they select participation strategies by carefully weighing benefits against costs. Second, their engagement behavior is influenced by each other, and their initial choices also determine the evolution outcome of the behavior under certain circumstance. Third, the involvement of developers and users is impacted by similar benefits and costs, such as additional benefits of adopting the active strategy unilaterally, free-riding benefits, additional costs of positive participation, and benefits of ecosystem synergy. However, factors related to platform owners, the loss caused by punishment due to passive participation and the benefits from being featured due to active participation, only affect developers’ strategy choices directly. Finally, we discuss managerial implications of our findings.</p>","PeriodicalId":47719,"journal":{"name":"Electronic Markets","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":7.1000,"publicationDate":"2023-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Electronic Markets","FirstCategoryId":"91","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12525-023-00685-w","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"BUSINESS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The interactions between developers and users are a vital driver of complementary innovation and further facilitate the emergence and evolution of digital innovation ecosystems. However, these interactions are somewhat overlooked in research on digital innovation ecosystems. To increase the understanding of their interrelationship, firstly, we explain the foundation of value co-creation between developers and users by introducing service-dominant logic (S-D logic). Then, we analyze the coordination mechanism of their value co-creation using an evolutionary game approach. There are three key findings obtained: First, the underlying logic behind their value co-creation is mutual benefit, and the coordination mechanism elaborates how they select participation strategies by carefully weighing benefits against costs. Second, their engagement behavior is influenced by each other, and their initial choices also determine the evolution outcome of the behavior under certain circumstance. Third, the involvement of developers and users is impacted by similar benefits and costs, such as additional benefits of adopting the active strategy unilaterally, free-riding benefits, additional costs of positive participation, and benefits of ecosystem synergy. However, factors related to platform owners, the loss caused by punishment due to passive participation and the benefits from being featured due to active participation, only affect developers’ strategy choices directly. Finally, we discuss managerial implications of our findings.
期刊介绍:
Electronic Markets (EM) stands as a premier academic journal providing a dynamic platform for research into various forms of networked business. Recognizing the pivotal role of information and communication technology (ICT), EM delves into how ICT transforms the interactions between organizations and customers across diverse domains such as social networks, electronic commerce, supply chain management, and customer relationship management.
Electronic markets, in essence, encompass the realms of networked business where multiple suppliers and customers engage in economic transactions within single or multiple tiers of economic value chains. This broad concept encompasses various forms, including allocation platforms with dynamic price discovery mechanisms, fostering atomistic relationships. Notable examples originate from financial markets (e.g., CBOT, XETRA) and energy markets (e.g., EEX, ICE). Join us in exploring the multifaceted landscape of electronic markets and their transformative impact on business interactions and dynamics.