Introduction-Platforms and Infrastructures in the Digital Age
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This editorial reviews 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.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.read more
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The Effects of Control Mechanisms on Complementors’ Behavioral Intentions: An Empirical Study of Reward-Based Crowdfunding Platforms
TL;DR: It is revealed that input control (self control) decreases (increases) complementors’ intention to stay on their respective digital platform, and shed light on the role of complementor’ perceived effort, perceived usefulness and satisfaction in shaping these relationships.
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Sobre la gobernanza digital, política digital y educación
Luis Alex Valenzuela-Fernández,Zoila Mercedes Collantes-Inga,Eduardo Ernesto Durand-Hipólito +2 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a revisión acerca de los fundamentos referidos a aspectos claves of la política digital and sus mecanismos of gobernanza.
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Keepers of the comments: How comment moderators handle audience contributions:
TL;DR: As news commenting has evolved as a participatory tool and journalists have developed traditional practices for moderation, there are questions about how to promote quality spaces for news discours as mentioned in this paper and how to improve the quality of news comments.
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Digitalization trends and organizational structure: bureaucracy, ambidexterity or post-bureaucracy?
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Conceptualising Digital Platforms in Developing Countries as Socio-Technical Transitions: A Multi-level Perspective Analysis of EasyTaxi in Colombia
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present and apply the "multi-level perspective" as a framework to understand platforms in development as socio-technical transitions by analyzing a successful ride-hailing platform, EasyTaxi in Colombia.
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