Home All Recent Publications
2020
"Platform-Dependent Entrepreneurs: Power Asymmetries, Risks, and Strategies in the Platform Economy, " Donato Cutolo and Martin Kenney, Academy of Management Perspectives, June 2020
BRIE Working Paper 2020-4, "Digitalization and Platforms in Agriculture: Organizations, Power Asymmetry, and Collective Action Solutions ," Martin Kenney, Hiam Serhan, and Gilles Trystram
2019
"The hype has eclipsed the limitations of third-wave artificial intelligence, " Mark Nitzberg, Timo Seppala, and John Zysman, originallypostedonthewebsiteofETLA,theResearchInstituteontheFinnishEconomy, December 5, 2019
BRIE Working Paper 2019-11, "The Platform Economy Matures: Exploring and Measuring Pervasiveness and Power , " Martin Kenney, Dafna Bearson, and John Zysman
BRIE Working Paper 2019-11, "The Platform Economy and Geography: Restructuring the Space of Capitalist Accumulation, " Martin Kenney and John Zysman
"Algorithms, Platforms, and Ethnic Bias: A Diagnostic Model, " Selena Silva and Martin Kenney, Communications of the Association of Computing Machinery, November 2019
"The Future of Work in Germany,(link is external) " Laura Tyson, The Berlin Journal: a Magazine from the American Academy in Berlin, Fall 2019
BRIE / WITS Technology Briefing #2, "AI and Domain Knowledge: Implications of the Limits of Statistical Inference, " drafted by Christopher Eldred, based on presentations by Michael Borrus and Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, significant editorial contributions from John Zysman and Mark Nitzberg, October 2019
BRIE / WITS Technology Briefing #1, "5G: Revolution or Hype? ", by Christopher Eldred, Martin Kenney, Kenji Kushida, Jonathan Murray, and John Zysman, September 2019
BRIE Working Paper 2019-5, "Labor in the Platform Economy: New Work Created, Old Work Reorganized and Value Creation Reconfigured, " Dafna Bearson, Martin Kenney, and John Zysman
”Unicorns, Cheshire cats, and the new dilemmas of entrepreneurial finance?(link is external) “ Martin Kenney and John Zysman, Venture Capital: An International Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, March 2019
”Beyond Hype and Despair: Developing Healthy Communities in the Era of Intelligent Tools(link is external) ," John Zysman, Martin Kenney, and Laura Tyson, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto, Innovation Policy White Paper Series , January 2019
"Employment, Work, and Value Creation in the Era of Digital Platforms,(link is external) " Martin Kenney, Petri Rouvinen, and John Zysman, in Digital Work and the Platform Economy: Understanding Tasks, Skills and Capabilities in the New Era, edited by Seppo Poutanen, Anne Kovalainen, and Petri Rouvinen, New York: Routledge, forthcoming 2019
"Entrepreneurial Finance in the Platform Economy Era, " Martin Kenney and John Zysman, in The Many Futures of Work: Rethinking Expectations and Breaking Molds, edited by Larry Bennet, Peter Creticos, Laura Owen, and Costas Spirou, New York: Routledge, 2019
"Work and Value Creation in the Platform Economy,(link is external) " Martin Kenney and John Zysman, in Work and Labor in the Digital Age (Research in the Sociology of Work, Vol. 33 ), edited by Anne Kovalainen, Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019
2018
"Global Competitors? Mapping the Internationalization Strategies of Chinese Digital Platform Firms(link is external) ," Kai Jia, Martin Kenney, and John Zysman, International Business in the Information and Digital Age, Volume 13, edited by van Tulder, R., Verbeke, A., and Piscetello, L. Emerald Publishing, December 2018
"On Open Innovation, Platforms, and Entrepreneurship,(link is external) " Satish Nambisan, Donald Siegel, and Martin Kenney, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal 12(3), 354-368, September 2018
BRIE Working Paper 2018-7, "CTRIP: China's Online Travel Platform - Local Giant or Global Competitor? ", Tianyi Shao and Martin Kenney.
"The Next Phase in the Digital Revolution: Intelligent Tools, Platforms, Growth, Employment(link is external) ," John Zysman and Martin Kenney, Communications of the Assocation of Computing Machinery, February 2018
"The Application of Artificial Intelligence at Chinese Digital Platform Giants: Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent,(link is external) " Kai Jia, Martin Kenney, Juri Mattila, and Timo Seppala, ETLA Reports, February 2018
"Algorithms, Platforms, and Ethnic Bias: An Integrative Essay," Selena Silva and Martin Kenney, Phylon: The Clark Atlanta University Review of Race and Culture, 2018
2017
“From Great Power Politics to a Strategic Vacuum: Origins and Consequences of the TPP and TTIP,(link is external) ” Melissa K. Griffith, Richard Steinberg, and John Zysman, Business and Politics, December 2017
"Intelligent Tools and Digital Platforms: Implications for Work and Employment,(link is external) " John Zysman and Martin Kenney, Intereconomics, November/December 2017
BRIE Working Paper 2017-3," What is the Core Tech of a Company Worth? It Depends Who Is Asking! ". Helena Malikova
BRIE Working Paper 2017-1. “Explaining the Growth and Globalization of Silicon Valley: The Past and Today ” Martin Kenney (2017)
“The Regulation of Labor Platforms: The Politics of the Uber Economy ” Ruth Collier, Veena Dubal and Christopher Carter (2017). Supported in part by a grant from the Kauffman Foundation.
2016
"University technology transfer in China: a literature review and taxonomy(link is external) ," Aihua Chen, Donald Patton, Martin Kenney, Journal of Technology Transfer, October 2016
BRIE Working Paper 2016-10. “Artificial Intelligence and Robots: Thoughts, Reflection on Policy Inaction in Israel and some nasty general predictions ” Dan Breznitz. Presentation at the National Academics of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (USA) workshop on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence: Policy Implications for the Next Decade . Washington DC, December 12, 2016.
BRIE Working Paper 2016-9. “What is the Future or Work? Understanding the Platform Economy and Computation-Intensive Automation “. Martin Kenney and John Zysman (2016).
BRIE Working Paper 2016-8. “Measuring Entrepreneurial Activity at Kansas and Missouri Universities “. W. Richard Goe, Martin Kenney, Donald Patton (2016).
BRIE Working Paper 2016-7. “Exploring the Marker-Industrial Revolution: Will the future of production be local? ” Anna Waldman Brown (2016).
“The Rise of the Platform Economy ,” Martin Kenney and John Zysman. Issues in Science and Technology, April 2016
BRIE Working Paper 2016-6. “Mobile Internet Business Models in China: Vertical Hierarchies, Horizontal Conglomerates, or Business Groups? “. Kai Jia and Martin Kenney (2016).
“China’s 13th 5-Year Plan: Implications for the Automobile Industry ,” testimony by Crystal Chang for The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, April 2016
BRIE Working Paper 2016-4. “SME Instrument – So Far So Good? Expectations, Reality and Lessons to Learn “. Alberto Di Minin, Chiara Eleonora De Marco, Maria Karaulova (October 2016).
BRIE Working Paper 2016-3. “The Next Phase in the Digital Revolution: Platforms, Abundant Computing; Growth and Employment “. John Zysman and Martin Kenney (August 2016).
BRIE Working Paper 2016-2. “Product-centric Information Management: A Case Study of a Shared Platform with Blockchain Technology “. Juri Mattila, Timo Seppälä and Jan Holmström (May 2016).
“China’s 13th 5-Year Plan: Implications for the Automobile Industry ” Testimony by Crystal Chang for The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (April 2016).
BRIE Working Paper 2016-1. “The Blockchain Phenomenon: The Disruptive Potential of Distributed Consensus Architectures “. Juri Mattila (April 2016). This paper is also an ETLA working paper (no. 38).
“Certification, Clusters, and Creativity: An Analysis of Etsy as a Platform Firm ,” Kara Hawkins, March 2016
“The Platform Firm Flexport: Benefitting from its cluster and the globalization of production ,” Kelsey Hutcherson, March 2016
“Certification, Clusters, and Creativity: An Analysis of Etsy as a Platform Firm ” Kara Hawkins. Article. (March 2016).
“The Platform Firm Flexport: Benefitting from its cluster and the globalization of production ” Kelsey Hutcherson. Term Paper. (March 2016)
Concrete Economics: The Hamilton Approach to Economic Growth and Policy(link is external) “Marketplace Rules and International Deal Making: Some thoughts about the implications of the TPP ” John Zysman, Discussion Paper. Prepared for the Munk School Conference, “The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Options for Canada and the World” (January 2016).
“Marketplace Rules and International Deal Making: Some thoughts about the implications of the TPP ,” John Zysman, discussion paper prepared for the Munk School Conference, “The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Options for Canada and the World,” January 2016
2015
“Great Power Politics in a Global Economy Origins and Consequences of the TPP and TTIP ,” Melissa K. Griffith, Richard Steinberg, and John Zysman, discussion paper prepared for "Unpacking the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) Negotiations," October 2015
“Winning Coalitions for Climate Policy: How Industrial Policy Builds Support for Carbon Regulation ,” Jonas Meckling, Nina Kelsey, Eric Biber, and John Zysman, Science, September 2015
BRIE Working Paper 2015-6. “Salient Green: Business Power and Trade Policy Responses to Chinese Solar Imports “. Llewelyn Hughes and Jonas Meckling (August 2015).
BRIE Working Paper 2015-5, “Globalizing Solar: Industry Specialization and Firm Demands for Trade Protection ” Jonas Meckling and Llewelyn Hughes (July 2015).
“Choosing a Future in the Platform Economy: The Implications and Consequences of Digital Platforms ,” Martin Kenney and John Zysman, discussion paper prepared for the New Entrepreneurial Growth Conference, Kauffman Foundation, June 2015
"Responding to uncertainty: syndication partner choice by foreign venture capital firms in China,(link is external) " Xiao Huang, Martin Kenney, and Donald Patton, Venture Capital: An International Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, June 2015
“Beyond Cloud: Implications for the Industrialization of IT and the 3rd Era of Computing ,” Jonathan Murray, presentation, May 2015
"Responding to Uncertainty: Syndication Partner Choice by Foreign Venture Capital Firms in China(link is external) ,” Xiao Huang and Martin Kenney, Venture Capital: An International Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, May 2015
“Value in the Era of the Platform Economy ,” Martin Kenney, presentation, March 2015 – revised May 2015
BRIE Working Paper 2015-4, “Signaling Legitimacy to Foreign Investors: Evidence from Chinese IPOs on U.S. Markets. ” Xu Jin, Donald Patton, and Martin Kenney (May 2015).
“Regional identity can add value to agricultural products,(link is external) ” Bradley C. Christensen, Martin Kenney and Donald Patton, California Agriculture, April 2015
“Work in the Digital Era: Choosing a Future ,” John Zysman, presentation prepared for the Future of Work, Open Society Foundation, April 2015
BRIE Working Paper 2015-2. “Innovative Clusters & New Work: A case study of TaskRabbit ” Emily Isaac
BRIE Working Paper 2015-1. “MyFitnessPal: How This Winner-Took-All by Helping People Lose. ” Emily Alonso
“Digital Disruption and its Social Impacts,”(link is external) Martin Kenney, Petri Rouvinen, and John Zysman, Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade , 2015“Cloud Computing: From Scarcity to Abundance(link is external) ,” Kenji Kushida, Jonathan Murray, and John Zysman, Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, 2015
“One Ring to Unite Them All: Convergence, the Smartphone, and the Cloud,(link is external) ” Bryan Pon, Timo Seppälä, and Martin Kenney, Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade , 2015
“Awaiting the Second Big Data Revolution: From Digital Noise to Value Creation(link is external) ,” Mark Huberty, Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade , 2015
“The Politics of Commoditization in Global ICT Industries: A Political Economy Explanation of the Rise of Apple, Google, and Industry Disruptors,(link is external) ” Kenji Kushida, Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade , 2015
“Slicing Up Global Value Chains: A Micro View(link is external) ,” Jyrki Ali-Yrkkö and Petri Rouvinen, Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade , 2015
2014
BRIE Working Paper 2014-7. “Disruptive Innovation: Risk-Shifting and Precarity in the Age of Uber ” Emily Isaac (2014).
BRIE Working Paper 2014-6, “Where Will Work Come from in the Era of the Cloud and Big Data? ” John Zysman, Martin Kenney (2014).
BRIE Working Paper 2014-5, “The Next Epoch in Cloud Computing: Implications for Integrated Research and Innovation Strategy. ” Kenji E. Kushida, Jonathan Murray, Patrick Scaglia, John Zysman (2014)
BRIE Working Paper 2014-4, “Escape from the Commodity Trap: Will the Production Transformation Sustain Productivity, Growth and Jobs?, ” Written for the European Commission. John Zysman (2014).
BRIE Working Paper 2014-3, “Awaiting the Second Big Data Revolution “, Mark Huberty (2014).
BRIE Working Paper 2014-2, “Cloud Computing: From Scarcity to Abundance. ” Kenji E. Kushida, Jonathan Murray, and John Zysman (2014)
