The rise of the platform economy has triggered the adoption of platform business models by large, established, and not-digitally born firms. While some anecdotal examples of the success or fail of platform-creation have been reported, it is still unclear how established firms strategizing for...

Captive centers are wholly owned near-shore or offshore subsidiaries that provide IT, business process and R&D services to their parent firms. We examine the strategic role that captive centers play in supporting the parent's global sourcing strategy and evolutionary paths to hybrid, shared, and...