Introduction—Platforms and Infrastructures in the Digital Age
Panos Constantinides, Ola Henfridsson, Geoffrey G. Parker
Information Systems Research · 2018 · Volume 29 · Issue 2
Abstract
In the last few years, leading-edge research from information systems, strategic management, and economics have separately informed our understanding of platforms and infrastructures in the digital age. Our motivation for undertaking this special issue rests in the conviction that it is significant to discuss platforms and infrastructures concomitantly, while enabling knowledge from diverse disciplines to cross-pollinate to address critical, pressing policy challenges and inform strategic thinking across both social and business spheres. In this editorial, we review key insights from the literature on digital infrastructures and platforms, present emerging research themes, highlight the contributions developed from each of the six articles in this special issue, and conclude with suggestions for further research.
Keywords
digital platforms, digital infrastructure, architecture, governance, platform scale, platform policy
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