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Optimal distinctiveness in platform markets: Leveraging complementors as legitimacy buffers

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  1. Khan, Huda & Khan, Zaheer & Wood, Geoffrey & Shenkar, Oded, 2026. "Socio-political legitimacy: An integrative and interdisciplinary review and agenda for theory development in unit and programmatic approaches," Journal of World Business, Elsevier, vol. 61(1).
  2. Joey van Angeren & Govert Vroom & Brian T. McCann & Ksenia Podoynitsyna & Fred Langerak, 2022. "Optimal distinctiveness across revenue models: Performance effects of differentiation of paid and free products in a mobile app market," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 43(10), pages 2066-2100, October.
  3. Soo Jin Kim & Pallavi Pal, 2021. "Quality Differentiation and Optimal Pricing Strategy in Multi-Sided Markets," CESifo Working Paper Series 9267, CESifo.
  4. Wu, Xiaojie & Chen, Xiaomei & Wang, Xiuqiong, 2025. "With whom to be distinctive? Examining the impact of innovation narrative distinctiveness from the category prototype vs. category exemplar on firm performance," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 143(C).
  5. Chen, Xiaomei & Wu, Xiaojie & Wang, Xiuqiong, 2025. "Looking into the past and forward: Antecedents, processes, and consequences of organizational category formation," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 186(C).
  6. Xiaoxiao Zhou & Yuki Inoue, 2024. "Performance of complementor’s complementary goods on platform ecosystems: the perspective of individual complementors' complementary goods development behavior," Future Business Journal, Springer, vol. 10(1), pages 1-18, December.
  7. Zhu, Zujun & Huang, Qian & Liu, Hefu, 2023. "How heuristic cues impact crowdfunding performance: The moderating role of platform competition intensity and platform demand potential," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 160(C).
  8. Michele Piazzai & Min Liu & Martina Montauti, 2024. "Cognitive Economy and Product Categorization," Organization Science, INFORMS, vol. 35(5), pages 1866-1889, September.
  9. Williamson, Amanda J. & Short, Jeremy C. & Wolfe, Marcus T., 2021. "Standing out in crowdfunded microfinance: A topic modeling approach examining campaign distinctiveness and prosocial performance," Journal of Business Venturing Insights, Elsevier, vol. 16(C).
  10. Minjae Kim & Daniel DellaPosta, 2022. "The Fickle Crowd: Reinforcement and Contradiction of Quality Evaluations in Cultural Markets," Organization Science, INFORMS, vol. 33(6), pages 2496-2518, November.
  11. Alexandra Elena Carst & Yimei Hu, 2024. "Complementors as ecosystem actors: a systematic review," Management Review Quarterly, Springer, vol. 74(4), pages 2579-2635, December.
  12. Majid Majzoubi & Eric Yanfei Zhao, 2023. "Going beyond optimal distinctiveness: Strategic positioning for gaining an audience composition premium," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 44(3), pages 737-777, March.
  13. Laura Toschi & Elisa Ughetto & Andrea Fronzetti Colladon, 2023. "The identity of social impact venture capitalists: exploring social linguistic positioning and linguistic distinctiveness through text mining," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 60(3), pages 1249-1280, March.
  14. Daniel Fürstenau & Abayomi Baiyere & Kai Schewina & Matthias Schulte-Althoff & Hannes Rothe, 2023. "Extended Generativity Theory on Digital Platforms," Information Systems Research, INFORMS, vol. 34(4), pages 1686-1710, December.
  15. Marie Madeleine Meurer & Maksim Belitski & Christian Fisch & Roy Thurik, 2024. "What gets published and what doesn’t? Exploring optimal distinctiveness and diverse expectations in entrepreneurship articles," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 63(3), pages 1139-1170, October.
  16. Spivack, April J. & Lahti, Tom & Burström, Thommie & Wincent, Joakim, 2025. "Legitimacy perceptions amid institutional pluralism: How hype over decoupled practices influences entrepreneurial ventures," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 40(4).
  17. Juan Bu & Eric Yanfei Zhao & Krista J. Li & Joanna Mingxuan Li, 2022. "Multilevel optimal distinctiveness: Examining the impact of within‐ and between‐organization distinctiveness of product design on market performance," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 43(9), pages 1793-1822, September.
  18. Wenna Wang & Beibei Hu & Fan Chen & Zhen Yang, 2026. "How does high-tech entrepreneurship affect incumbent firm innovation in regional innovation ecosystems?," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 13(1), pages 1-14, December.
  19. Nguyen, Phong Thanh & Nguyen, Linh Thi My, 2022. "Understanding platform market value through decentralization governance — An integrative model from signaling and mechanism design theory," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 183(C).
  20. Wang, Pengfei & Shi, Yanlin, 2025. "Shoot the moving target: A dynamic perspective on optimal distinctiveness and strategic repositioning," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 189(C).
  21. Karl Taeuscher & Eric Yanfei Zhao & Michael Lounsbury, 2022. "Categories and narratives as sources of distinctiveness: Cultural entrepreneurship within and across categories," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 43(10), pages 2101-2134, October.
  22. Ellis, S. James & Khanagha, Saeed & Aalbers, Rick & Tuertscher, Philipp, 2025. "Middle managers at the crossroads: Navigating legitimacy tensions in pursuit of radical innovation in nascent ecosystems," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 54(8).
  23. Fan, Di & Ding, Jiayan & Wu, Sihong & Su, Yiyi, 2025. "Firewalls or frontlines: Geopolitical tensions and multinationals' digital technology upgrading," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 216(C).
  24. Mochkabadi, Kazem & Kleinert, Simon & Urbig, Diemo & Volkmann, Christine, 2024. "From distinctiveness to optimal distinctiveness: External endorsements, innovativeness and new venture funding," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 39(1).
  25. Chien, Pei-Yu & Cadeaux, Jack, 2026. "How assortment size, distinctive allocations, and local market density affect convenience store transaction performance," Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Elsevier, vol. 88(C).
  26. Jihun Choi & Young‐Kyu Kim & Taewoo Roh, 2026. "Between Calm and Passion for Organizational Authenticity: Seeking Efficiency Within the Financial–ESG Trade‐Off," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 35(3), pages 3370-3391, March.
  27. Bixiang Shi & Fangcheng Tang & Fenfen Wei, 2022. "The Path Constitution of Platform Evolution: An Organizational Momentum View," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(15), pages 1-22, July.
  28. Xia, Ji & Wang, Jiexiang & Hu, Huaguang & Liu, Shuang, 2024. "Optimal distinctiveness across different benchmarks: Implications for platform complementors to strategically position new products," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 183(C).
  29. Jiatao Li & Ziyi Chen & Ohchan Kwon & Jue Wang, 2025. "Modes of control in international digital commerce: evidence from Amazon.com," Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Academy of International Business, vol. 56(3), pages 440-450, April.
  30. Li, Yonghui & Guo, Hai & Wang, Donghan, 2024. "Achieving optimal distinctiveness in incubation markets: Hierarchy of needs perspective," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 136(C).
  31. Qiaohong Pan & Wenping Luo & Zongyuan Liu & Mengmeng Luan, 2025. "Research on Legitimacy Building and Governance of Transportation Service Platform Ecosystem Based on Three-Party Evolutionary Game," SAGE Open, , vol. 15(1), pages 21582440241, January.
  32. Shen, Huajie & Sun, Zhongyuan & Li, Stan Xiao, 2025. "Optimal or detrimental? Distinctiveness in high risk aversion contexts," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 200(C).
  33. You, Li & Xu, Jingwei & Qiu, Wenkang & Liao, Bing, 2025. "Signaling legitimacy for technology differentiation: the distinct roles of government subsidies," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 86(PB).
  34. Hou, Tianyu & Zhang, Liang & Li, Julie Juan & Chong, Bin & Wu, Yanzi, 2024. "The quest for valuable inventions: Knowledge search and the value of patented inventions," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 209(C).
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