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Generativity and the Paradox of Stability and Flexibility in a Platform Architecture: A Case of the Oracle Cloud Platform

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Generativity and the Paradox of Stability and Flexibility in a Platform Architecture: A Case of the Oracle Cloud Platform. / Sun, Ruonan; Gregor, Shirley; Fielt, Erwin.
In: Information and Management, Vol. 58, No. 8, 103548, 31.12.2021.

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Sun, R, Gregor, S & Fielt, E 2021, 'Generativity and the Paradox of Stability and Flexibility in a Platform Architecture: A Case of the Oracle Cloud Platform', Information and Management, vol. 58, no. 8, 103548. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.im.2021.103548

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Sun, R., Gregor, S., & Fielt, E. (2021). Generativity and the Paradox of Stability and Flexibility in a Platform Architecture: A Case of the Oracle Cloud Platform. Information and Management, 58(8), Article 103548. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.im.2021.103548

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Sun R, Gregor S, Fielt E. Generativity and the Paradox of Stability and Flexibility in a Platform Architecture: A Case of the Oracle Cloud Platform. Information and Management. 2021 Dec 31;58(8):103548. Epub 2021 Oct 14. doi: 10.1016/j.im.2021.103548

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Sun, Ruonan ; Gregor, Shirley ; Fielt, Erwin. / Generativity and the Paradox of Stability and Flexibility in a Platform Architecture : A Case of the Oracle Cloud Platform. In: Information and Management. 2021 ; Vol. 58, No. 8.

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