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JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT
Volume 48, Issue 1, Pages 147-184Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/01492063211045023
Keywords
digital platform; digitization; platform governance; platform design; organizational governance; incentive; control; meta-organization; organizational form
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This study systematically reviewed research on digital platforms, proposing the view of digital platforms as a distinct organizational form where incentive and control mechanisms play a crucial role. Through an integrative framework, it explored the interrelations among value, governance, and design in digital platforms.
The burgeoning digital-platforms literature across multiple business disciplines has primarily characterized the platform as a market or network. Although the organizing role of platform owners is well recognized, the literature lacks a coherent approach to understanding organizational governance in the platform context. Drawing on classic organizational governance theories, this paper views digital platforms as a distinct organizational form where the mechanisms of incentive and control routinely take center stage. We systematically review research on digital platforms, categorize specific governance mechanisms related to incentive and control, and map a multitude of idiosyncratic design features studied in prior research onto these mechanisms. We further develop an integrative framework to synthesize the review and to offer novel insights into the interrelations among three building blocks: value, governance, and design. Using this framework as a guide, we discuss specific directions for future research and offer a number of illustrative questions to help advance our knowledge about digital platforms' governance mechanisms and design features.
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