IS Implementation & Adoption
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Paper Number
2276
Paper Type
Completed
Description
Through the increasing diffusion of digital technology, also traditional areas such as the automotive context are expected to implement digital innovation. In these established ecosystems, demands for new digital capabilities increase, which could potentially be satisfied by actors from the IT ecosystem. However, it is unclear, which of these actors engage in foreign terrains and how they embed themselves in the established ecosystem. Analyzing rich data from both the IT and the automotive ecosystem, we find that migration of IT actors is associated with influence and embeddedness in the IT ecosystem and that migrating IT actors take essential positions in the automotive ecosystem subsequently. We complement IS ecosystem research by going beyond the dominant intra-ecosystem perspective. Furthermore, we contribute to digital transformation research by underscoring the increasing power of IT actors across contexts. Finally, we inform incumbent managers by revealing which IT actors might become valuable partners or hostile threats.
Recommended Citation
Biedebach, Marius; Hanelt, André; and Firk, Sebastian, "Inter-Ecosystem Migration of IT-actors in the Era of Digital Innovation: An Empirical Investigation" (2021). ICIS 2021 Proceedings. 13.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2021/is_implement/is_implement/13
Inter-Ecosystem Migration of IT-actors in the Era of Digital Innovation: An Empirical Investigation
Through the increasing diffusion of digital technology, also traditional areas such as the automotive context are expected to implement digital innovation. In these established ecosystems, demands for new digital capabilities increase, which could potentially be satisfied by actors from the IT ecosystem. However, it is unclear, which of these actors engage in foreign terrains and how they embed themselves in the established ecosystem. Analyzing rich data from both the IT and the automotive ecosystem, we find that migration of IT actors is associated with influence and embeddedness in the IT ecosystem and that migrating IT actors take essential positions in the automotive ecosystem subsequently. We complement IS ecosystem research by going beyond the dominant intra-ecosystem perspective. Furthermore, we contribute to digital transformation research by underscoring the increasing power of IT actors across contexts. Finally, we inform incumbent managers by revealing which IT actors might become valuable partners or hostile threats.
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