Design and Governance of Platforms to leverage an ecosystem of complementors

This paper analyzes how specific aspects of design and governance of platform explain complementors participation in the video game console industry. This study introduces a new dimension to measure platform openness and suggest that by opening the platform vertically to different markets, platform firms can smoothen complementors competition...

The contribution of Enterprise resource system (ERP) on Green supply chain performance: Case study Approach

The increasing awareness towards environmental protection demands industries to enact viable solutions in their operations, one such example is the introduction of the concept of “Green Supply chain management” in supply chain operations. The supply chain process operates as a link connecting firms and industries to deliver a product or service...

Factors for Dominance during a Standards Battle: An analysis of the contribution of factors for dominance during the phases of standards battles in general

When competing standards are introduced into the market, the firms that introduce the standards often put considerable effort into becoming dominant. Such a face-off is called a standards battle. This level of competition can slow market adoption and increases costs for all those involved. It is therefore important to better understand standards...

Public Value of Smart City Development in Amsterdam and Hamburg

The study presented in this document is a Master Thesis research project performed at Delft University of Technology. The main topic of this research is the development of the Smart City, which is a label in the field of City branding as part of the research field of Urban development and Political sciences. The Smart City is for this research...

Design for values in smart grid systems: An exploratory empirical investigation of the ethical values and their interrelationship that play a role in the British public debate on smart grid systems

Smart grid systems (SGSs) are often considered as enablers to the transition to a sustainable economy and power system, because they integrate ICT with renewable energy into the electricity grid. Seemingly, there are societal concerns regarding the impact of SGSs, which underlie ethical values. Due to a lack of understanding and thus...

Design for Values in Smart Electricity Grid Components: An explorative analysis into stakeholder interpretations of the values at stake within The Netherlands

Long before the existence of today’s computer, information and communication technologies, the design of current energy grids has been set. Nowadays, ‘conventional’ energy grids – including electricity, gas and thermal grids – are being transformed into smart grids, which consist of various technological components such as smart meters, energy...