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Please find the following call for paper.
https://www.ijec-web.org/special-issues-and-special-sections/
Call for papersSpecial issue of the
*International Journal of Electronic Commerce:*“Transformation and
Sustainability of Digital Platforms and Ecosystems”
This Special Issue aims to bring together leading scholars to
share the
most recent findings on Digital Platforms and Ecosystems, with
specific
attention to Digital Transformation and Sustainability.
In recent years, digital business ecosystems and digital platform
ecosystems have become increasingly studied and the terms have
been used in
both scientific and business worlds. Digital ecosystems are
defined as a
technology-enabled community of individual, organizational, and
networked
entities that contribute toward a focal value proposition
(Jacobides et al.
2018). Digital ecosystems take the form of a complex network of
affiliated
actors, whose activities and outputs are linked in multilateral
ways that
cannot be reduced to the sum of bilateral connections between
ecosystem
participants but show dependencies running across many
participants and
along several dimensions (Jacobides, 2019). Studies tend to concur
that
ecosystems are not hierarchically managed, but few have
specifically looked
at the rules governing membership and relationships (Puranam &
Puranam,
2012). Participants are linked together by several resources or
product/service dependencies that confer distinct advantages that
would
have otherwise not emerged (Jacobides, 2019). Ecosystem actors can
not be
seen in isolation; instead, all of them need to interact and
collaborate
actively to create knowledge and innovation (Pappas, et al., 2018;
Spagnoletti, et al., 2021; Subramaniam, 2022; Senyo, et al., 2019;
Sutherland & Jarrahi, 2018).
“Digital ecosystems” is a multidisciplinary concept that spans,
among
others, biology, engineering, management, and organization
studies. From an
engineering perspective, digital platforms and ecosystems are
technical
artifacts with a variety of peripherals and complements that,
through a
modular architecture, enable the management of collective actions,
collaboration, and complexity (Baldwin & Woodard, 2009;
Bolici, et al.,
2022; Nambisan, et al., 2017; Spagnoletti, et al., 2015). From a
managerial
perspective, digital platforms and ecosystems afford business
models,
strategies, value co-creation, and network externalities (Gawer
& Cusumano,
2014; Cuel, et al., 2021; Kazan, et al., 2018; Song, 2019; Sahut,
et al.,
2019; Tan, et al., 2015). From an organizational perspective,
digital
platforms and ecosystems are environments where innovation is
enabled,
behaviors are affected by networked externalities, and governance
practices
are studied (Cennamo & Santalo, 2013; de Reuver, et al., 2018;
Huber, et
al., 2017; Subramanian, 2022). Paramount importance to the topic
of
ecosystems and platforms is given in the context of electronic
commerce,
shaped as an ecosystem of sellers, consumers, and stakeholders,
and
characterized by unique innovation dynamics (Arakji & Lang,
2010; Khansa,
Zobel & Goicochea 2012; Zhang, Lu & Kizildag, 2017; Li,
Wang & Song, 2019;
Li, et al. 2019).
Despite the rapid advancement in research on these topics, various
important questions remain to be answered, and this special issue
explores
methods and solutions for assessing the functioning and governance
of these
new organizational structures. We encourage contributions that
identify and
address the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns in the
fields of
digital platforms and ecosystems at the individual,
organizational, and
inter-organizational levels, paying specific attention to digital
transformation approaches. Some of the proposed research topics
include,
but are not limited to:
- Organizational, social, and environmental implications of
digital platforms and ecosystems
- Value co-creation and innovations within digital platforms and
ecosystems, disclosing new organizational arrangements and
business models
- The nature of coopetition within digital platforms and
ecosystems
- Strategies and practices to effectively manage digital platforms
and ecosystems
- Behaviors and usage patterns in digital ecosystems
- Transformation of individual and collective work patterns in
digital ecosystems, including equity, wellness, environment, and
sustainability issues
- Knowledge, learning, and continuous innovation with digital
platforms and ecosystems
- Digital transformation and the role of platforms and ecosystems
- Organizing for continuous and/or discontinuous innovation.
- Consumer behaviors in digital platforms and ecosystems
- Governance and regulation of digital platforms and ecosystems
- Organizational, social, and ethical issues arising with new
digital ecosystems
- New business models or strategies
- The role of universities in digital platforms and ecosystems
- Novel research approaches and theories for studying digital
platforms and ecosystems
- Theoretical implications of digital platforms and ecosystems
- Disruptive innovation and digital platforms and ecosystems
- Data management in digital platforms and ecosystems
- Privacy and security issues of digital ecosystems
- Emerging technologies in digital platforms and ecosystems
(including blockchain, smart contracts, AI systems, and cognitive
computing, FinTech, social media, and big data analytics)
Timeline
June 1, 2022: Call for papers announced
November 15, 2022: Full paper submission and Initial screening
decisions
January 15, 2023: First round of decisions (reviews, rejects, and
desk
rejects)
March 15, 2023: Resubmission deadline
June 30, 2023: Second round of decisions (rejects, second review)
September 30, 2023: Final resubmission deadline
October 30, 2023: Final decision or minor revisions handled by
editors only
Guest Editors
Roberta Cuel (
roberta.cuel@unitn.it)
Department of Economics and Management, University of Trento,
Trento, Italy
Federica Ceci (
federica.ceci@unich.it)
Department of Management and Business Administration, University
Gabriele
d’Annunzio – Chieti/Pescara, Pescara, Italy
PK Senyo (
P.K.Senyo@soton.ac.uk)
Department of Decision Analytics and Risk, Southampton Business
School,
Southampton, UK
Ilias Pappas (
ilias.pappas@uia.no)
Department of Information Systems, University of Agder (UiA),
Kristiansand, NO
Associate editors
- Cristina Alaimo, Luiss Business School, Italy
- Francesco Bolici, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio,
Italy
- Cristiano Ghiringhelli, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
- Niloofar Kazemargi, Luiss Business School, Italy
- Lucia Marchegiani, University fo Roma Tre, Italy
- Erica Santini, University of Trento, Italy
- Paolo Spagnoletti, Luiss Business School, Italy
- Francesco Virili, Università Cattolica e del Sacro Cuore, Italy
- Alessia Zoppelletto, University of Trento, Italy
- Ralf Wagner, University of Kassel, Germany
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Guest Editors
*Roberta Cuel* (Ph.D.) is associate professor of Organizations
Studies and
Human Resource Management in the Department of Economics and
Management,
University of Trento (Italy). Her research interests include the
impacts of
digitalization on organizations and business models, intangible
assets and
knowledge, routines and practices, as well as on teams and
communities. She
published peer-reviewed books and international journal papers on
themes
connected to the impact of digitalization on organization and
behaviors.
She served as conference chair of the XVIII Conference of the
Italian
Chapter of AIS.
*Federica Ceci* (Ph.D.) is full Professor of Organization and
Innovation at
the University G.d’Annunzio (Italy). Her research interests focus
on the
theory of the firm, management of innovation, the role of personal
relationships and cultural values in enabling and diffusing
innovation,
analysis of managerial implications of digitalization of
organizational
processes, innovation dynamics, and organizational characteristics
of
digital ecosystems and platforms. She has published in Research
Policy,
European Journal of Information Systems, Industrial and Corporate
Change,
Journal of International Management, and Information Systems
Frontiers,
among others. She served as program chair of the XVII Conference
of the
Italian Chapter of AIS.
*PK Senyo* (Ph.D.) is an Associate Professor in FinTech and
Information
Systems at the Department of Decision Analytics and Risk at
Southampton
Business School. His research focuses on how the use and
adaptation of new
digital technologies impact individuals, organizations, and
society. His
current research interests include Financial Technologies
(FinTech),
Financial Inclusion, Platform Ecosystems, Artificial Intelligence,
ICT for
Development (ICT4D), and Digital Innovation. PK is a Senior Editor
for
Information Technology & People and Associate Editor for the
European
Journal of Information Systems.
*Ilias Pappas* (Ph.D.) is full Professor of Information Systems at
the
Department of Information Systems, University of Agder (UiA),
Norway. His
research activities include data science and digital
transformation, user
experience in different contexts, as well as digital marketing,
e-services,
and information technology adoption. He has published over 100
articles in
peer-reviewed journals and conferences and has been a Guest Editor
for
several journals. He is or has been a track chair on AI as well as
on Big
Data Analytics at ECIS and AMCIS, among others. He serves as the
vice-chair
of the IFIP Working Group 6.11: Communication Aspects of the
E-World.
Pappas is a recipient of ERCIM and Marie Skłodowska-Curie
fellowships.
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