Optimal Distinctiveness about Platform Function Usage in Multihoming: Moderating Role of Product Overlap

Jie Fang, Zhao Cai, Hefu Liu, Eric Lim

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Abstract

Third-party e-marketplace platforms’ prosperity results in more sellers engaging in multihoming. However, leveraging on multihoming to expand market size is a challenge for sellers as products that perform well in one platform may not be suitable with the other platform. Moreover, existing literature’s discussion about product satisfaction is only based on information products. As such, anchoring on optimal distinctiveness theory, this study tends to understand how tangible product sellers utilize platform functions to increase product satisfaction across platforms. Specifically, this study classifies function usage difference into product-related and process-related function difference, then empirically examines their nuanced effect on cross-platform product satisfaction. Furthermore, this study considers the moderating role of product overlap. By using natural language processing method, this study aims to extract cross-platform product satisfaction from review information. This study will test research hypotheses by using a fixed-effects model. The current study hopes to generate insights for tangible product sellers to configure the strategy of function usage difference and product overlap in multihoming.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication42nd International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2021 TREOs
Subtitle of host publication"Building Sustainability and Resilience with IS: A Call for Action"
PublisherAssociation for Information Systems
ISBN (Electronic)9781713893608
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Event42nd International Conference on Information Systems: Building Sustainability and Resilience with IS: A Call for Action, ICIS 2021 TREOs - Austin, United States
Duration: 12 Dec 202115 Dec 2021

Publication series

Name42nd International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2021 TREOs: "Building Sustainability and Resilience with IS: A Call for Action"

Conference

Conference42nd International Conference on Information Systems: Building Sustainability and Resilience with IS: A Call for Action, ICIS 2021 TREOs
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAustin
Period12/12/2115/12/21

Keywords

  • Cross-platform product satisfaction
  • Function usage difference
  • Multihoming
  • Optimal distinctiveness theory
  • Product overlap

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science Applications
  • Information Systems

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