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74286-01 - Vorlesung: Platform Organizations (3 KP)
| Semester | Frühjahrsemester 2026 |
| Angebotsmuster | Jedes Frühjahrsem. |
| Dozierende | Julia Lisa Starzetz (julia.starzetz@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. The business environment of platform organizations 3. Economies of scale and transaction costs in the digital economy 4. Additional sources of competitive advantage in the digital economy 5. Digital monopolies and oligopolies 6. Corporate and business unit strategies in the digital economy 7. Pricing strategies in the digital economy 8. Digital business models 9. Regulation of platform organizations |
| Lernziele | - Obtaining an understanding of how economic principles explain the rapid rise and dominance of platform organizations in global markets - Becoming familiar with the specific competitive advantages of platform organizations, including zero marginal costs, network effects, and other digital economy mechanisms - Learning about the corporate, competitive, and pricing strategies that enable platform organizations to scale quickly and achieve market power - Reflecting on the need for regulatory frameworks to ensure fair competition in markets shaped by powerful platform organizations |
| Literatur | Cusumanu, Michael A., Annabelle Gawer, and David B. Yoffie (2019): The business of plat-forms: strategy in the age of digital competition, innovation, and power. Harper Business. Goldfarb, A., and Tucker, C. (2019): Digital Economics. Journal of Economic Literature, 57(1), 3-43. Jelassi, Tawfik, Francisco J. Martínez-López (2020): Strategies for e-Business: Concepts and Cases on Value Creation and Digital Business Transformation. Fourth edition. Springer. Liu, Z. (2022): Principles of Digital Economics: Innovation Theory in the Age of Intelligence. Springer. Øverby, H., Audestad, J.A. (2021): Introduction to Digital Economics – Foundations, Business Models and Case Studies. Second Edition. Springer. Parker, G., van Alstyne, M., & Choudary, S. P. (2017). Platform revolution: How networked markets are transforming the economy - and how to make them work for you. W.W. Nor-ton & Company. Reillier, Laure Claire and Benoit Reillier (2017): Platform strategy: how to unlock the power of communities and networks to grow your business. Routledge. |
| Teilnahmevoraussetzungen | Students who have already successfully completed the previous course “Technology, Strategy, and Organization” cannot enrol in the course “Platform Organizations” again. |
| Anmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung | Registration: Please enroll in the Online Services (services.unibas.ch); Eucor-Students and mobility students of other Swiss Universities or the FHNW first have to register at the University of Basel BEFORE the start of the course and receive their login data by post (e-mail address of the University of Basel). Processing time up to a week! Detailed information can be found here: https://www.unibas.ch/de/Studium/Mobilitaet.html After successful registration you can enroll for the course in the Online Services (services.unibas.ch). Applies to everyone: Enrolment = Registration for the course and the exam! |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Montag | 18.15-20.00 | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Auditorium |
Einzeltermine
| Datum | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|
| Montag 16.02.2026 | 18.15-20.00 Uhr | No class today, alternative date tbd, -- |
| Montag 23.02.2026 | 18.15-20.00 Uhr | Fasnachtswoche |
| Montag 02.03.2026 | 18.15-20.00 Uhr | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Auditorium |
| Montag 09.03.2026 | 18.15-20.00 Uhr | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Auditorium |
| Montag 16.03.2026 | 18.15-20.00 Uhr | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Auditorium |
| Montag 23.03.2026 | 18.15-20.00 Uhr | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Auditorium |
| Montag 30.03.2026 | 18.15-20.00 Uhr | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Auditorium |
| Montag 06.04.2026 | 18.15-20.00 Uhr | Osterwoche |
| Montag 13.04.2026 | 18.15-20.00 Uhr | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Auditorium |
| Montag 20.04.2026 | 18.15-20.00 Uhr | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Auditorium |
| Montag 27.04.2026 | 18.15-20.00 Uhr | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Auditorium |
| Montag 04.05.2026 | 18.15-20.00 Uhr | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Auditorium |
| Montag 11.05.2026 | 18.15-20.00 Uhr | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Auditorium |
| Montag 18.05.2026 | 18.15-20.00 Uhr | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Auditorium |
| Montag 25.05.2026 | 18.15-20.00 Uhr | Pfingsten |
| Module |
Modul: Business Field: Human Resources (Masterstudium: Business and Technology) Modul: Business Field: Strategy and Organization (Masterstudium: Business and Technology) Modul: Specific Electives in Labor Economics, Human Resources and Organization (Masterstudium: Wirtschaftswissenschaften) |
| Prüfung | Leistungsnachweis |
| Hinweise zur Prüfung | written examination: 09.06.26; 16:15-17:15. Depending on the number of students, the start of the exam may be moved forward or backward for 30 minutes. Examination rooms and start times will be published until 29 May 2026. You can still withdraw from the examination by submitting a completed, signed form to our office from 17.03.2026 until 27.03.2026 / 12:00 o’clock. The deregistration form and the mail address can be found on the homepage of the Dean of Studies Office: https://wwz.unibas.ch/en/studies/examinations/de-/registration-of-examinations/ Prior to 16.03.2026, please deregister only in the Online Services. |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Prüfung | Anm.: Belegen Lehrveranstaltung; Abm.: stornieren |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | 1-6 0,1 |
| Belegen bei Nichtbestehen | beliebig wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät / WWZ, studiendekanat-wwz@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät / WWZ |