Generativity and the paradox of stability and flexibility in a platform architecture: A case of the Oracle Cloud Platform

被引：22

作者：

Sun, Ruonan ^{[1
]}

Gregor, Shirley ^{[2
]}

Fielt, Erwin ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Lancaster, Management Sch, Lancaster, England

[2] Australian Natl Univ, Canberra, ACT, Australia

[3] Queensland Univ Technol, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

来源：

INFORMATION & MANAGEMENT | 2021年 / 58卷 / 08期

关键词：

Platform; Generativity; Architecture; Paradox; Stability; Flexibility; Oracle Cloud; DIGITAL PLATFORMS; BOUNDARY RESOURCES; APPLICATION SOFTWARE; DESIGN THEORY; SYSTEMS; DEVELOPERS; ECOSYSTEMS; INNOVATION; INFRASTRUCTURES; COMPETITION;

D O I：

10.1016/j.im.2021.103548

中图分类号：

TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];

学科分类号：

0812 ;

摘要：

Generativity is a technology's capability of producing new outputs without input from the originator. Platforms are important technologies that embrace generativity. While the literature generally assumes that generativity arises from platform governance and high-level platform design, we propose that generativity also arises from a platform's three architectural components: the base, the interface, and the add-ons. Drawing on a case study of the Oracle Cloud Platform, we reveal how generativity emerges through the paradox of stability and flexibility in a platform's architectural components. Further, standardization navigates this paradox by coordinating the dependencies between stability and flexibility across heterogeneous stakeholders.

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