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
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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