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View article: The value and structuring role of web APIs in digital innovation ecosystems: The case of the online travel ecosystem
The value and structuring role of web APIs in digital innovation ecosystems: The case of the online travel ecosystem Open
Interfaces play a key role in facilitating the integration of external sources of innovation and structuring ecosystems. They have been conceptualized as design rules that ensure the interoperability of independently produced modules, with…
View article: Cloud computing adoption decision-making process: a sensemaking analysis
Cloud computing adoption decision-making process: a sensemaking analysis Open
Purpose The authors study how cloud adoption decision making unfolds in organizations and present the dynamic process leading to a decision to adopt or reject cloud computing. The authors thus complement earlier literature on factors that …
View article: Distant but close: Locational, relational and temporal proximity in cloud computing adoption
Distant but close: Locational, relational and temporal proximity in cloud computing adoption Open
We show that proximity is significant during cloud computing’s adoption. This is counter to the prevailing assumptions of cloud adoption as being more impersonal and distant, with less interaction between provider and purchaser than on-pre…
View article: Modularity Archetypes and Their Coexistence in Technological Development: The Case of a Telecoms Company from Analogue Voice to 5G
Modularity Archetypes and Their Coexistence in Technological Development: The Case of a Telecoms Company from Analogue Voice to 5G Open
Modularity is a key concept in the research and practice of information systems. Yet, it has been variously interpreted. Synthesizing the literature, we inductively develop a two-by-two matrix encapsulating two dualities of modularity: arc…
View article: Platform, or technology project? A spectrum of six strategic ‘plays’ from UK government IT initiatives and their implications for policy
Platform, or technology project? A spectrum of six strategic ‘plays’ from UK government IT initiatives and their implications for policy Open
This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Elsevier via the DOI in this record
View article: Epistemic Mirroring: understanding the interdependence between a firm’s governance of internal relations and its interpretation of the digital ecosystem architecture
Epistemic Mirroring: understanding the interdependence between a firm’s governance of internal relations and its interpretation of the digital ecosystem architecture Open
The mirroring hypothesis asserts a symmetry between how a firm organizes its activities and tasks internally (division of labour) and how technologies are logically partitioned into subcomponents and modules. Yet digital artifacts can viol…
View article: BUILDING SITUATIONAL AWARENESS IN THE AGE OF SERVICE ECOSYSTEMS
BUILDING SITUATIONAL AWARENESS IN THE AGE OF SERVICE ECOSYSTEMS Open
We discuss the little-explored construct of situational awareness, which will arguably become increasingly important for strategic decision-making in the age of distributed service ecosystems, digital infrastructures, and microservices. Gu…
View article: Naps in the office - perhaps the secret of China's digital success?
Naps in the office - perhaps the secret of China's digital success? Open
We have just spent a week visiting Shenzhen, China, to see the headquarters of one of the world’s most innovative and fastest-growing companies – Huawei. Since its founding in 1987, Huawei has grown to become one of the world’s largest tel…
View article: Appraising the impact and role of platform models and Government as a Platform (GaaP) in UK Government public service reform: Towards a Platform Assessment Framework (PAF)
Appraising the impact and role of platform models and Government as a Platform (GaaP) in UK Government public service reform: Towards a Platform Assessment Framework (PAF) Open
This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Elsevier via the DOI in this record.
View article: England’s Electronic Prescription Service
England’s Electronic Prescription Service Open
We describe the development of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS), the solution for the electronic transmission of prescriptions adopted by the English NHS for primary care. The chapter is based on both an analysis of data collected…
View article: Integrating digital systems to help city residents plan seamless journeys
Integrating digital systems to help city residents plan seamless journeys Open
Many elements of the needed information infrastructure don't exist yet. Will Venters and Ayesha Khanna studied Berlin's prototype.