Ecosystem architecture design: endogenous and exogenous structural properties
Järvi, Kati (2013-02-23)
Väitöskirja
Järvi, Kati
23.02.2013
Lappeenranta University of Technology
Acta Universitatis Lappeenrantaensis
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https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-265-465-6
https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-265-465-6
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The aim of this dissertation is to bridge and synthesize the different streams of literature
addressing ecosystem architecture through a multiple‐lens perspective. In addition, the structural
properties of and processes to design and manage the architecture will be examined. With this
approach, the oft‐neglected actor‐structure duality is addressed and both the position and
structure, and action and process are under scrutiny. Further, the developed framework and
empirical evidence offer valuable insights on how firms collectively create value and individually
appropriate value.
The dissertation is divided into two parts. The first part comprises a literature review, as well as the
conclusions of the whole study, and the second part includes six research publications. The
dissertation is based on three different reasoning logics: abduction, induction and deduction;
related qualitative and quantitative methodologies are utilized in the empirical examination of the
phenomenon in the information and communication technology industry. The results suggest firstly
that there are endogenous and exogenous structural properties of the ecosystem architecture. Out
of these, the former ones can be more easily influenced by a particular actor whereas the latter ones
are taken more or less for granted. Secondly, the exogenous ecosystem design properties influence
the value creation potential of the ecosystem whereas the endogenous ecosystem design properties
influence the value appropriation potential of a particular actor in the ecosystem. Thirdly, the study
suggests that there is a relationship between endogenous and exogenous structural properties in
that the endogenous properties can be leveraged to create and reconfigure the exogenous
properties whereas the exogenous properties prose opportunities and restrictions on the use of
endogenous properties. In addition, the study suggests that there are different emergent and
engineered processes to design and manage ecosystem architecture and to influence both the
endogenous and exogenous structural properties of ecosystem architecture.
This study makes three main contributions. First, on the conceptual level, it brings coherence and
direction to the fast growing body of literature on novel inter‐organizational arrangements, such as
ecosystems. It does this by bridging and synthetizing three different streams of literature, namely
the boundary, design and orchestration conception. Secondly, it sets out a framework that enhances
our understanding of the structural properties of ecosystem architecture; of the processes to design
and manage ecosystem architecture; and of their influence on the value creation potential of the
ecosystem and the value capture potential of a particular firm. Thirdly, it offers empirical evidence
of the structural properties and processes.
addressing ecosystem architecture through a multiple‐lens perspective. In addition, the structural
properties of and processes to design and manage the architecture will be examined. With this
approach, the oft‐neglected actor‐structure duality is addressed and both the position and
structure, and action and process are under scrutiny. Further, the developed framework and
empirical evidence offer valuable insights on how firms collectively create value and individually
appropriate value.
The dissertation is divided into two parts. The first part comprises a literature review, as well as the
conclusions of the whole study, and the second part includes six research publications. The
dissertation is based on three different reasoning logics: abduction, induction and deduction;
related qualitative and quantitative methodologies are utilized in the empirical examination of the
phenomenon in the information and communication technology industry. The results suggest firstly
that there are endogenous and exogenous structural properties of the ecosystem architecture. Out
of these, the former ones can be more easily influenced by a particular actor whereas the latter ones
are taken more or less for granted. Secondly, the exogenous ecosystem design properties influence
the value creation potential of the ecosystem whereas the endogenous ecosystem design properties
influence the value appropriation potential of a particular actor in the ecosystem. Thirdly, the study
suggests that there is a relationship between endogenous and exogenous structural properties in
that the endogenous properties can be leveraged to create and reconfigure the exogenous
properties whereas the exogenous properties prose opportunities and restrictions on the use of
endogenous properties. In addition, the study suggests that there are different emergent and
engineered processes to design and manage ecosystem architecture and to influence both the
endogenous and exogenous structural properties of ecosystem architecture.
This study makes three main contributions. First, on the conceptual level, it brings coherence and
direction to the fast growing body of literature on novel inter‐organizational arrangements, such as
ecosystems. It does this by bridging and synthetizing three different streams of literature, namely
the boundary, design and orchestration conception. Secondly, it sets out a framework that enhances
our understanding of the structural properties of ecosystem architecture; of the processes to design
and manage ecosystem architecture; and of their influence on the value creation potential of the
ecosystem and the value capture potential of a particular firm. Thirdly, it offers empirical evidence
of the structural properties and processes.
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