Hyperspecialization and hyperscaling A resource-based theory of the digital firm

Digital firms tend to be both narrow in their vertical scope and large in their scale. We explain this phenomenon through a theory about how attributes of firms' resource bundles impact their scale and specialization. We posit that highly scalable resource bundles entail significant opportunity...

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Autores: Giustiziero, Gianluigi, Kretschmer, Tobias, Somaya, Deepak, Wu, Brian
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:IE
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Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.3365
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spelling Hyperspecialization and hyperscaling A resource-based theory of the digital firmKretschmer, TobiasSomaya, DeepakWu, BrianGiustiziero, GianluigiKretschmer, TobiasSomaya, DeepakWu, Brian53 Ciencias Económicas::5311 Organización y dirección de empresasODS 8 - Trabajo decente y crecimiento económicoODS 9 - Industria, innovación e infraestructuraDigital firms tend to be both narrow in their vertical scope and large in their scale. We explain this phenomenon through a theory about how attributes of firms' resource bundles impact their scale and specialization. We posit that highly scalable resource bundles entail significant opportunity costs of integration (vs. outsourcing), which simultaneously drive “hyperspecialization” and “hyperscaling” in digital firms. Using descriptive theory and a formal model, we develop several propositions that align with observed features of digital businesses. We offer a parsimonious modeling framework for resource-based theorizing about highly scalable digital firms, shed light on the phenomenon of digital scaling, and provide insights into the far-reaching ways that technology-enabled resources are reshaping firms in the digital economy.yesPublishedWileyhttps://ror.org/02jjdwm75202520252021info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.1002/smj.3365https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14417/3575reponame:Repositorio IEinstname:IEInglésIE Business SchoolIE UniversityStrategyAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositorio.ie.edu:20.500.14417/35752026-06-15T12:40:57Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Hyperspecialization and hyperscaling A resource-based theory of the digital firm
Kretschmer, Tobias
Somaya, Deepak
Wu, Brian
title Hyperspecialization and hyperscaling A resource-based theory of the digital firm
spellingShingle Hyperspecialization and hyperscaling A resource-based theory of the digital firm
Giustiziero, Gianluigi
53 Ciencias Económicas::5311 Organización y dirección de empresas
ODS 8 - Trabajo decente y crecimiento económico
ODS 9 - Industria, innovación e infraestructura
title_short Hyperspecialization and hyperscaling A resource-based theory of the digital firm
title_full Hyperspecialization and hyperscaling A resource-based theory of the digital firm
title_fullStr Hyperspecialization and hyperscaling A resource-based theory of the digital firm
title_full_unstemmed Hyperspecialization and hyperscaling A resource-based theory of the digital firm
title_sort Hyperspecialization and hyperscaling A resource-based theory of the digital firm
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Giustiziero, Gianluigi
Kretschmer, Tobias
Somaya, Deepak
Wu, Brian
author Giustiziero, Gianluigi
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Kretschmer, Tobias
Somaya, Deepak
Wu, Brian
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Somaya, Deepak
Wu, Brian
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 53 Ciencias Económicas::5311 Organización y dirección de empresas
ODS 8 - Trabajo decente y crecimiento económico
ODS 9 - Industria, innovación e infraestructura
topic 53 Ciencias Económicas::5311 Organización y dirección de empresas
ODS 8 - Trabajo decente y crecimiento económico
ODS 9 - Industria, innovación e infraestructura
description Digital firms tend to be both narrow in their vertical scope and large in their scale. We explain this phenomenon through a theory about how attributes of firms' resource bundles impact their scale and specialization. We posit that highly scalable resource bundles entail significant opportunity costs of integration (vs. outsourcing), which simultaneously drive “hyperspecialization” and “hyperscaling” in digital firms. Using descriptive theory and a formal model, we develop several propositions that align with observed features of digital businesses. We offer a parsimonious modeling framework for resource-based theorizing about highly scalable digital firms, shed light on the phenomenon of digital scaling, and provide insights into the far-reaching ways that technology-enabled resources are reshaping firms in the digital economy.
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