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Article

Digital Platforms as Sources for Organizational and Strategic Transformation: A Case Study of the Midblue Project

by
Andrea Resca
,
Stefano Za
and
Paolo Spagnoletti
Luiss Guido Carli University, Centre of Research in Information Systems, Rome, Italy
J. Theor. Appl. Electron. Commer. Res. 2013, 8(2), 71-84; https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-18762013000200006
Submission received: 16 August 2012 / Accepted: 9 April 2013 / Published: 1 August 2013
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Abstract

The paper is centered on the role of technology and specifically of IT in the recombination of the factors of production. Particularly, the objective is to see how this technology contributes to the formulation of business strategies, the outlining of organizational structures and the alignment with the business environment. A theoretical framework is proposed that combines three perspectives. The first perspective stresses the importance of digital architectures in the modalities through which firms organize for innovation. Second, organization as a platform outlines a scenario for generating multiple organizational forms based on recombination of existent resources, routines and transactions. Third, digital platforms are seen as determinant tools for a dematerialization process that consents to recombine the factors of production for achieving a competitive advantage. The Midblue project provides an illustrative example of how strategy, structure and information technology co-evolve in organizations and how digital platforms can trigger transformation at both strategic and organizational levels.
Keywords: Platform; Digital product; Dematerialization process; Infrastructure; Ecogenesis Platform; Digital product; Dematerialization process; Infrastructure; Ecogenesis

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Resca, A.; Za, S.; Spagnoletti, P. Digital Platforms as Sources for Organizational and Strategic Transformation: A Case Study of the Midblue Project. J. Theor. Appl. Electron. Commer. Res. 2013, 8, 71-84. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-18762013000200006

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Resca A, Za S, Spagnoletti P. Digital Platforms as Sources for Organizational and Strategic Transformation: A Case Study of the Midblue Project. Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research. 2013; 8(2):71-84. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-18762013000200006

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Resca, Andrea, Stefano Za, and Paolo Spagnoletti. 2013. "Digital Platforms as Sources for Organizational and Strategic Transformation: A Case Study of the Midblue Project" Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research 8, no. 2: 71-84. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-18762013000200006

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Resca, A., Za, S., & Spagnoletti, P. (2013). Digital Platforms as Sources for Organizational and Strategic Transformation: A Case Study of the Midblue Project. Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research, 8(2), 71-84. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-18762013000200006

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