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Uncovering the role of external APIs in driving dynamic ecosystem growth
- Issue Date
- Jun-2024
- Publisher
- 한국정보시스템학회
- Keywords
- APIs; Dynamic Growth; Product Variety; Digital Ecosystem
- Citation
- 정보시스템연구, v.33, no.2, pp 143 - 168
- Pages
- 26
- Indexed
- KCI
- Journal Title
- 정보시스템연구
- Volume
- 33
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 143
- End Page
- 168
- ISSN
- 1229-8476
2733-8770
- Abstract
- PurposeThis study highlights the crucial role of external APIs in driving dynamic evolution within a digital ecosystem. Drawing on the concept of evolutionary network biology perspective, this study hypothesizes that APIs' (non)network properties can significantly impact a digital ecosystem's product variety. Design/methodology/approachThis study analyzes plug-in source code data from WordPress.org between January 2004 and December 2014, using survival analysis to test this hypothesis. FindingsThe empirical results demonstrate that external APIs have a more significant impact on promoting ecosystem evolution over time than those offered by a focal platform system. This research enhances our understanding of ecosystem dynamics and emphasizes the critical role of the generative nature of APIs in fostering ecosystem growth.
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- UM, SungYong
- COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS (DIVISION OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION)