A platform changes and an adaptive behavior of platform followers in the Japanese mobile phone industry

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26780217
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Management
• Research Institution: Tokyo University of Science
• Principal Investigator: kudo Hideo 東京理科大学, 経営学部経営学科, 講師 (10579767)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: イノベーション / プラットフォーム / プラットフォーム・フォロワー

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research focused on platform follower companies such as mobile phone manufacturers at the turning point of platform. In particular, we investigated the relationship between the accumulated organizational capability and firm’s performance. We statistically analyzed data 666 smartphone users. As a result, mobile phone manufacturers who allocated resources to both the old platform and the new platform tended to have lower performance than other types of manufacturers.

Free Research Field

経営戦略論