TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The importance of co-innovation platforms has been well established, but a valid and reliable instrument to measure the affordances of these platforms for co-innovation behavior has not yet been reported in the literature. A robust, validated instrument to measure co-innovation platform affordances (PAs) will facilitate the conduct of studies across different platforms and contribute to enhanced understanding of co-innovation behaviors, outcomes, and platform design. The purpose of this paper is to conceptualize co-innovation PAs, develop a reliable measurement instrument capturing critical facets of co-innovation, namely ideation, collaboration, and communication, and validate the instrument.Design/methodology/approach The construct of PAs was conceptualized based on the findings from two case studies of co-innovation networks and the key characteristics of social mediating technology affordances. The measurement items newly developed via a case study underwent a two-round exploratory analysis to ensure face validity and content validity. The resulting instrument was subjected to a pilot study and a field study to establish the necessary reliability and validity.Findings The findings of the study reveal that co-innovation PAs have three distinctive components, namely ideation, collaboration, and communication. Furthermore, the results of the study suggest that PAs are most appropriately operationalized as a second-order construct comprising all three components. The empirical results from the field study show a high degree of confidence in both translation validity and criterion-related validity.Originality/value Drawing from co-innovation and affordances literature, this study develops and validates a general instrument to measure co-innovation PAs. The result is a reliable and parsimonious instrument with 12 items. The authors believe that the instrument can contribute significantly to future empirical investigations of co-innovation behavior on virtual platforms.
VL  - 117
IS  - 5
SN  - 0263-5577
DO  - 10.1108/IMDS-05-2016-0156
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-05-2016-0156
AU  - Abhari Kaveh
AU  - Davidson Elizabeth J.
AU  - Xiao Bo
PY  - 2017
Y1  - 2017/01/01
TI  - Co-innovation platform affordances: Developing a conceptual model and measurement instrument
T2  - Industrial Management & Data Systems
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 873
EP  - 895
Y2  - 2024/04/18
ER  -