CFP

PlatStrat2024: Platform Strategy Summit

Boston University Center for Data Science

Boston, MA, United States, July 15-16, 2024

Conference website	http://platforms.bu.edu
Submission link	https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=platstrat2024
Abstract registration deadline	April 21, 2024
Submission deadline	April 21, 2024

Topics: platforms strategy data science regulation

Now in its 12th year, the Boston University Platform Symposium is the premier conference devoted to platform research.

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:

Full papers are preferred. The format should be targeted for an "A" journal, not more than 32 pages. Put figures in the paper (not at the end). These will be judged on the basis of fit, originality, and quality of results.
Abstracts will be considered. These should not be more than 5 pages. These will be judged on the basis of fit, originality, and quality of results as well as the likelihood of completion in time for the event.
Posters will also be an option.

One format will be 8-10 regular presentations (roughly 45 minutes each, including discussion). A second format will feature 8-10 short presentations (5-8 minutes each, no discussion). The short presentations are best suited for early-stage papers or nascent research. The submitting author should be the one who intends to present the paper.

List of Platform Topics (non-exclusive)

Platform Strategy
Governance
Policy, Antitrust, Data Rights
Design & Architecture
Internal Organization
Transformation, Product to Platform
Partner Roles, Ecosystems
Data & Analytics on Platforms
Fake News & Misinformation
Network Effects & Externalities
Metrics & Valuation
Decentralized Autonomous Organizations
Generative AI

Best Paper Prize

Full paper submissions will be eligible for the $1,000 Alessandro di Fiore Best Paper Prize awarded to the paper deemed by the organizing committees to have made the most significant contributions to academic theory or business practice. Di Fiore was an influential voice in strategy and innovation, recognized for developing the concept of the insight-driven organization and a leading thinker on the power of democratization. This prize is generously sponsored by CapGemini.

PhD Consortium

The day before the main event, PhD students are invited to an in-person seminar for instruction by top platform scholars as well as a top editor at Management Science. Learn the best research approaches as well as the means to get published in the top journals.

PhD Scholar & Firm Research Matching Market

To create meaningful impact, a mini-conference will bridge platform research and practice. This year, for the first time, we will host a matching market between firms and leading academics. Select firms will present platform challenges they are willing to sponsor. Academics interested in conducting original platform research with host firms can seek to apply their skills to real problems, help firms advance platform execution, and publish results. Only scholars that have had papers accepted at this or any prior year's BU Platform Summit are eligible (short papers and posters count). The matching market will be hosted as a private dinner with cocktails prior to the main event.

Key Dates

Submission Deadline -- April 21
Notifications -- May 27
Doctoral Consortium -- July 15
BU Platform Summit -- July 16
BU Platform Dinner -- July 16

Program Committee

Gordon Burtch
Bin Gu
Andrei Hagiu
Avi Siedmann
Pinar Ozcan
Geoffrey Parker
Marshall Van Alstyne
Feng Zhu

Venue

The conference will be held as a hybrid conference with events live at the fantastic new Center for Data Science at Boston University and online via teleconferencing.

Conference Website: platforms.bu.edu

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to Sandra Z. Keldsen (zarotney@bu.edu)