Platform companies on the internet as a new organizational form. A sociological perspective.
Today's internet is shaped by privately operated platforms that not only organize economic processes but also coordinate and regulate broader societal contexts. Against this background, this conceptual paper develops a sociological notion of platform companies and the platforms they operate as a new...
| Publicado en: | Innovation: The European Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 1228 - 1248 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sep2025
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