OM Forum—Innovative Online Platforms: Research Opportunities
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Economic growth in many countries is increasingly driven by successful startups that operate as online platforms. These success stories have motivated us to define and classify various online platforms according to their business models. This study discusses strategic and operational issues arising from five types of online platforms (resource sharing, matching, crowdsourcing, review, and crowdfunding) and presents some research opportunities for operations management scholars to explore.
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- Authors
- Chen, Y.-J., Dai, T., Korpeoglu, C. G., Körpeoğlu, E., Sahin, O., Tang, C. S., & Xiao, S.
- Affiliations
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HK)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Bilkent University (TR)
- University College London (GB)
- Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218;
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Corresponding author
- Tang, Christopher S.
- Venue
- Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
- Published
- 2020-05
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 430-445
- ISSN
- 1523-4614 (ISSN-L)
- 1526-5498
- OpenAlex
- W2807841885
- Cited by
- 226
- References
- 5
- Citations by year
- 2026: 14 · 2025: 40 · 2024: 30 · 2023: 35 · 2022: 35 · 2021: 30 · 2020: 19 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 36.14
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- hdl.handle.net
- Licence
- public-domain
- Locations
- Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (publishedVersion)
- Bilkent University Institutional Repository (Bilkent University) (submittedVersion, public-domain)
- Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) (submittedVersion)
- TU/e Research Portal (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Digital Platforms and Economics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Sharing Economy and Platforms
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management Information Systems › Supply Chain and Inventory Management
- Keywords
- digital platforms, business models, startups, resource sharing platform, matching platforms, crowdsourcing, online review platforms, crowdfunding, platform strategy
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