Resource Dependence and Strategies of a Scholarly Journal’s Two-Sided Platform
The paper delves into resource dependence of Russian scholarly journals’ strategies on stakeholders. We state that a business model of a scholarly journal is a two-sided platform of a specific type where the platform’s core is multi-leveled and the target efficiency of the research object is hardly...
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| Language: | RU |
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Ural State University of Economics
2018
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/67cb3a26fb5f480b8edfe9ded8f6a7f6 |
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| Summary: | The paper delves into resource dependence of Russian scholarly journals’ strategies on stakeholders. We state that a business model of a scholarly journal is a two-sided platform of a specific type where the platform’s core is multi-leveled and the target efficiency of the research object is hardly associated with financial profit. The authors distinguish the factors that determine a journal’s dependence on stakeholders. Based on resource dependence theory and stakeholder theory we prove that stakeholders influence the strategic choice of a journal with respect to a number of characteristics that determine its target efficiency. The study shows that the key stakeholder of a scientific journal is its owner. We identify the major response strategies of a scholarly journal to stakeholders’ requirements according to the resources available and discuss reasons behind a decrease in the level of target efficiency of Russian scientific journals. The obtained results can be of use for scientists and practitioners working in the market for scientific publications. |
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