Boundary resource management in innovation ecosystems: The case of e-commerce

Abstract Major challenges in contemporary information systems development demand new approaches, such as innovation ecosystems, consisting of a focal platform surrounded by independent developers. The attraction third-party developers and the amplification generativity extension call for sophisticated boundary resources. As demarcation points between an external developers, resources entail strategic value need to be managed carefully. However, existing research does not provide approach holistic management from design retirement. We apply science two cycles involving literature review identifying 26 application lifecycles analysis eight platforms e-commerce. evaluated model resource interviews with nine domain experts. develop integrated lifecycle specialization ecosystems addressing consists four layers: governance, continuous communication, technical resources, supplementary It decouples while emphasizing their intertwined nature ecosystem participants. Owners can instantiate reference procedure attracting