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http://dx.doi.org/10.7838/jsebs.2022.27.1.043

ISV's Patent Protection, Downstream Capability and Product Portfolio to Join Platform Ecosystem  

Lim, Geun Seok (Graduate Program of Science and Technology Policy, Yonsei University)
Ji, Yong Gu (Department of Industrial Engineering, Yonsei University)
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The Journal of Society for e-Business Studies / v.27, no.1, 2022 , pp. 43-62 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper is a study to analyze when ISV(independent software company) has more active participation in the platform ecosystem. According to previous studies, companies are active in technological innovation when they can appropriate the outcome of innovation and when they have complementary assets (marketing, manufacturing capabilities, etc.) that can convert the innovation into value. The effect of these two conditions to join platform ecosystem is investigated. The duplication between the ISV's product portfolio and platform service is also included as an independent variable. The two sample groups are composed of independent SW companies that signed a partner agreement with platform companies and non-participating companies in the platform. As a result of empirical study, it is found that the patent rights do not affect participation in the platform. The ISVs might have believed that the benefits from cooperation with platform companies are greater than the risks of exposure to innovative technologies and unique Biz models. On the other hand, downstream's capability and the duplication of product portfolio affect participation in the platform. If ISVs have the downstream capability to transform cooperation into value creation, ISVs are actively participating in the platform. In addition, cooperation is active when the product portfolio is complementary to platform service rather than competition. This study is the empirical study of open innovation between Korean independent software companies and digital platform companies. There are similar prior studies abroad, but there are no similar studies in Korea. It is meaningful in that the determinants of platform ecosystem participation were investigated through empirical analysis by composing a sample group of companies participating in the platform ecosystem and companies not participating in the platform ecosystem.
Keywords
ISV(independent Software Vendor); Open Innovation; Platform Ecosystem; Patent; Downsteam Capability; Competitive Relationship;
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