UCL School of Management

Research project

Innovative Online Platforms

Summary

Online platforms are “intermediaries” that enable one user group (e.g., sellers) to provide information for another user group (e.g., buyers). In many instances, a platform creates a marketplace for user groups to make transactions that would not take place otherwise. A platform can perform a diverse set of functions such as crowdsourcing, crowdfunding, and resource sharing. In this project, we analyze important operational decisions of platforms or their customers. For instance, within the framework of crowdsourcing, we generate managerial insights on how to run an innovation contest where a seeker elicits innovative solutions from a group of solvers.

Relevance

Online platforms have transformed businesses. For instance, with the advancements in online crowdsourcing platforms, many organizations today go beyond their in-house research & development capabilities. According to a 2016 report by Deloitte, “85% of the top global brands have used crowdsourcing in the last ten years.” Because these innovative business models are different from traditional businesses, there is a huge opportunity and an enormous need for academic research on how to operate such businesses. This project is a first step toward addressing this need.

Selected publications

Korpeoglu, E., Korpeoglu, C. G., & Hafalir, I. E. (2018). Parallel Innovation Contests. Working Paper.
Korpeoglu, E., Korpeoglu, C. G., & Hafalir, I. E. (2022). Parallel Innovation Contests. Operations Research. doi:10.1287/opre.2021.2250 [link]
Chen, Y. -. J., Dai, T., Korpeoglu, C. G., Körpeoğlu, E., Sahin, O., Tang, C. S., & Xiao, S. (2020). Innovative Online Platforms: Research Opportunities. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 22 (3), 430-445. doi:10.1287/msom.2018.0757 [link]
Chen, Y. -. J., Dai, T., Korpeoglu, C. G., Körpeoğlu, E., Sahin, O., Tang, C. S., & Xiao, S. (2020). Innovative Online Platforms: Research Opportunities. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 22 (3), 430-445. doi:10.1287/msom.2018.0757 [link]
Gizem Korpeoglu, C., Korpeoglu, E., & Tunç, S. (2021). Optimal Duration of Innovation Contests. Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, 23 (3), 657-675. doi:10.1287/msom.2020.0935 [link]
Korpeoglu, C. G., Korpeoglu, E., & Tunc, S. (2020). Optimal Duration of Innovation Contests. Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, msom.2020.0935. doi:10.1287/msom.2020.0935 [link]
Candoğan, S. T., Cornelius, P. B., Gokpinar, B., Körpeoğlu, E., & Tang, C. S. (2021). Product Development in Crowdfunding: Theoretical and Empirical Analysis.
Candoğan, S. T., Cornelius, P. B., Gokpinar, B., Körpeoğlu, E., & Tang, C. S. (2021). Product Development in Crowdfunding: Theoretical and Empirical Analysis.
Candoğan, S. T., Cornelius, P. B., Gokpinar, B., Körpeoğlu, E., & Tang, C. S. (2021). Product Development in Crowdfunding: Theoretical and Empirical Analysis.
Last updated Saturday, 15 May 2021

Authors

Research groups

Operations & Technology

Research areas

Management science; Operations management

Research topics

Business model innovation; Innovation; Innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems; Management of innovation; New product development