Xiaoyong Liu
Xiaoyong Liu studies how institutional conditions enable or constrain the transition from ecosystem affiliation to sustained interorganizational participation
Email: xiaoyong.liu@vuw.ac.nz
Supervisors: Associate Professor Mary Tate and Professor Benoit Aubert,
Provisional Thesis title
From Ecosystem Affiliation to Sustained Partner Participation: Institutional Conditions and Partner Trajectories among Chinese SRDI Basic Software Firms.
Profile
Xiaoyong (Stephen) Liu is a PhD candidate in Information Systems at the School of Information Management, Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University of Wellington. Before commencing his doctoral study, he worked for more than twenty years in the information technology sector. His professional experience includes product management, technology strategy, enterprise systems and digital transformation. This background informs his research interests in digital ecosystems, institutional conditions and sustained interorganisational participation.
Abstract
Ecosystem research often treats visible affiliation as evidence of ecosystem development. However, formal partnerships, certifications and public announcements do not necessarily indicate continuing participation, technical integration or complementary value creation. This study examines how ecosystem affiliation develops into sustained interorganisational participation and the conditions under which the two become disconnected. Drawing on institutional theory and institutional work, it investigates how actors reproduce the roles, expectations, rules and practices that support continued participation over time. Technology ecosystems in China that are strongly shaped by policy provide a theoretically revealing empirical setting for a longitudinal qualitative multiple case study.
Qualifications
- Master of Digital Business, University of Waikato
Research interests
Institutional theory and institutional work; business, platform and software ecosystems; ecosystem affiliation and sustained participation; interorganizational collaboration; technology policy; longitudinal qualitative research; multiple case studies; documentary analysis; and archival analysis.