Platformisation
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What is platformisation? This article contextualises, defines, and operationalises the concept. Drawing insights from different scholarly perspectives on platforms it develops a comprehensive approach to this process.
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- Authors
- Poell, T., Nieborg, D., & van Dijck, J.
- Affiliations
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Venue
- Internet Policy Review
- Published
- 2019-11-29
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 4
- ISSN
- 2197-6775 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3004150581
- Cited by
- 823
- References
- 50
- Citations by year
- 2026: 230 · 2025: 150 · 2024: 165 · 2023: 111 · 2022: 110 · 2021: 44 · 2020: 13
- FWCI
- 64.14
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- Internet Policy Review (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Econstor (Econstor) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- TSpace (University of Toronto) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Digital Platforms and Economics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Digital Economy and Work Transformation
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Diverse Legal and Medical Studies
- Keywords
- platformization, digital platforms, platform economy, conceptual definitions, operationalization
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