BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam//NONSGML v1.0//EN NAME:ABRI Lunch Seminar Panos Constantinides METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260310T113000 DTEND:20260310T123000 DTSTAMP:20260310T113000 UID:abri-lunch-seminar-panos-const@8F96275E-9F55-4B3F-A143-836282E12573 CREATED:20260913T185223 LOCATION:VU Main Building, 1105, De Boelelaan, 1081 HV, Amsterdam SUMMARY:ABRI Lunch Seminar Panos Constantinides X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

We are happy to invi te you to the ABRI Lunch Seminar Reclaiming Control on Strategic Bott lenecks in Dominant Platform Ecosystems by Prof. Panos Constantinides (Alliance Manchester Business School, UK) organized by ABRI and the KIN Center for Digital Innovation.

The seminar will take p lace on Tuesday, March 10th, from 11:30 to 12:30 (HG-08A37).

T his is a lunch seminar; please register your attendance by accepting/ declining your emailed invitation by Friday, March 6th, at 10 AM at t he latest (for catering).

Abstract
Prior r esearch emphasizes platform governance for continuity such as ensurin g backward compatibility, engaging in frequent, incremental updates t hat leverage demand-side economies of scale and learning, and exertin g competitive pressure on complementors. Such governance strategies a im to preserve the status quo, but they do not explain how a platform sponsor can respond when they have lost control over strategic bottl enecks, when the balance of governance has collapsed into value captu re by partners. We develop a theoretical process model that explains how a platform sponsor reclaims control over strategic bottlenecks. B y rendering the old platform ecosystem technologically incompatible a nd obsolete (a separating strategy), stopping licensing and technical support to ban further growth (a blocking strategy) and absorbing cr itical compliance layers (an enveloping strategy), the platform spons or structurally dissolves competition.  We contribute to researc h on platform governance by identifying a distinct, radical mode of g overnance used not to balance tensions among ecosystem actors, but to resolve them through systemic restructuring. We conclude with implic ations for further research.

DESCRIPTION: We are happy to invite you to the ABRI Lunch Seminar Recl aiming Control on Strategic Bottlenecks in Dominant Platform Ecosyste ms by Prof. Panos Constantinides (Alliance Manchester Business School , UK) organized by ABRI and the KIN Center for Digital Innovation. Th e seminar will take place on Tuesday, March 10th, from 11:30 to 12:30 (HG-08A37).

This is a lunch seminar; please register your att endance by accepting/declining your emailed invitation by Friday, Mar ch 6th, at 10 AM at the latest (for catering).

Abstrac t
Prior research emphasizes platform governance for conti nuity such as ensuring backward compatibility, engaging in frequent, incremental updates that leverage demand-side economies of scale and learning, and exerting competitive pressure on complementors. Such go vernance strategies aim to preserve the status quo, but they do not e xplain how a platform sponsor can respond when they have lost control over strategic bottlenecks, when the balance of governance has colla psed into value capture by partners. We develop a theoretical process model that explains how a platform sponsor reclaims control over str ategic bottlenecks. By rendering the old platform ecosystem technolog ically incompatible and obsolete (a separating strategy), stopping li censing and technical support to ban further growth (a blocking strat egy) and absorbing critical compliance layers (an enveloping strategy ), the platform sponsor structurally dissolves competition.  We contribute to research on platform governance by identifying a distin ct, radical mode of governance used not to balance tensions among eco system actors, but to resolve them through systemic restructuring. We conclude with implications for further research. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR