Journal article
“Digital colonization” of highly regulated industries: an analysis of Big Tech platforms' entry into healthcare and education
- Abstract:
- Digital platforms have disrupted many sectors but have not yet visibly transformed highly regulated industries. This study of Big Tech entry in healthcare and education explores how platforms have begun to enter highly regulated industries systematically and effectively. It presents a four-stage process model of platform entry, which we term as “digital colonization.” This involves provision of data infrastructure services to regulated incumbents; data capture in the highly regulated industry; provision of data-driven insights; and design and commercialization of new products and services. The article clarifies platforms’ sources of competitive advantage in highly regulated industries and concludes with managerial and policy recommendations.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1177/0008125622109430
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- Publisher:
- SAGE Publications
- Journal:
- California Management Review More from this journal
- Volume:
- 64
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 78–107
- Publication date:
- 2022-05-24
- Acceptance date:
- 2021-09-14
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2162-8564
- ISSN:
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0008-1256
- Language:
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English
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- Pubs id:
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1249027
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pubs:1249027
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2022-03-31
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- Regents of the University of California
- Copyright date:
- 2022
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- © The Regents of the University of California 2022. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
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