In global markets, organizations can use 3-D printing technology to decrease the uncertainty brought by technological innovation. Through a qualitative analysis of seven case studies, the authors have identified a new business network type - defined as beta-network - characterized by a flat...

Ecosystems are important because innovation requires the coordination of widespread, unknown, resources in order to achieve lift-off. We examine how one high-growth Chinese IT company, Xiaomi, a serial innovator, achieved success through the management of its ecosystem. Our qualitative study...

This paper analyses the worldwide popular recorded music industry and examines how product, firm and industry features result in key resources coagulating around the two firm types; the major and independent. We argue that these firm specific resources are complementary and participating firms...