An analytical framework for evaluating peer-to-peer business models

被引:18
作者
Hughes, Jerald [1 ]
Lang, Karl R. [2 ]
Vragov, Roumen [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Texas Pan Amer, Coll Business Adm, Dept Comp Informat Syst & Quantitat Methods, Edinburg, TX 78541 USA
[2] CUNY, Baruch Coll, Zicklin Sch Business, Dept Comp Informat Syst, New York, NY 10010 USA
关键词
peer-to-peer file-sharing systems; online content sharing; electronic markets; business models; digital music; digital entertainment;
D O I
10.1016/j.elerap.2007.01.001
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
While existing research on peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing services has increased our understanding in many respects, it has not yet supplied a comprehensive theoretical framework that explains business failures of P2P file-sharing network service models. We develop such an analytical model and base it on seven specific market constraints - technical, economic, structural, legal, political, cognitive, and cultural - that are specifically relevant for P2P services. We show how our model can be used as a tool for strategic analysis of P2P business model performance using Napster as a particular case of study. We show also how P2P file-sharing networks have migrated through a series of system typologies by incorporating technological innovations in response to market constraints. Finally, we offer a new theoretical conceptualization that views P2P file-sharing networks as electronic markets. (C) 2007 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.
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页码:105 / 118
页数:14
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