Digital Platform Grafting: Strategies for Entering Established Ecosystems
Journal article, 2024

Digital platforms are often characterized as enablers of new ecosystems. However, platforms are sometimes introduced into pre-existing ecosystems, where a platform’s ability to harmonize with the ecosystem is critical for its success. This article draws on the case of digital healthcare platforms and introduces the concept of platform grafting, which denotes the process of integrating a new platform into a pre-existing ecosystem, leading to a coevolutionary process of adapting both the platform and the surrounding ecosystem. Dynamic capabilities are critical for successfully integrating the platform into the ecosystem, and this article provides a capabilities framework for understanding platform grafting.

governance

artificial intelligence

digitalization, dynamic capabilities

business model innovation

ecosystems

innovation

Author

Joakim Björkdahl

Chalmers, Technology Management and Economics

Marcus Holgersson

Chalmers, Technology Management and Economics, Entrepreneurship and Strategy

David Teece

University of California

California Management Review

0008-1256 (ISSN) 21628564 (eISSN)

Vol. 66 3 27-46

Subject Categories

Computer and Information Science

Economics and Business

DOI

10.1177/00081256241238453

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5/11/2024