Print Email Facebook Twitter A metaphor for platform development processes Title A metaphor for platform development processes Author Papachristos, G. (TU Delft Policy Analysis) van de Kaa, G. (TU Delft Economics of Technology and Innovation) Date 2016 Abstract There is considerable research on platform market competition. However, there is significantly less research on governance of the preceding stage of platform development prior to market launch. This paper proposes that the avalanche game is an appropriate metaphor for this. A typical platform development process is outlined and the correspondence between it and the game is drawn and elaborated. In order to explore the role of incentives in platform development, the original simulation model of the formal avalanche game is extended using literature on the incentives of platform development processes. The exploration of the extended model behaviour provides insights about how platform governance incentives may influence platform development process. Subject Decision makingGovernancePlatformsSimulation To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:934047bc-826d-4fde-bf4b-c222b793234b ISBN 0981581781 Source Proceedings of IAMOT 2016 - 25th International Association for Management of Technology Conference: Technology - Future Thinking Event 25th International Association for Management of Technology Conference, 2016-05-15 → 2016-05-19, Orlando, United States Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type conference paper Rights © 2016 G. Papachristos, G. van de Kaa Files PDF IAMOT_2016_paper_18.pdf 961.97 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:934047bc-826d-4fde-bf4b-c222b793234b/datastream/OBJ/view