Semantic metadata in the publishing industry – technological achievements and economic implications

Tassilo Pellegrini ()
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Tassilo Pellegrini: University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten

Electronic Markets, 2017, vol. 27, issue 1, No 3, 9-20

Abstract: Abstract This paper discusses the adoption of new data management practices, known as Linked Data, by publishing companies from a strategic management perspective. It investigates the role of semantic metadata in the creation and exploitation of so called Linked Data ecosystems and discusses organizational effects on business and value creation processes stimulated by the technology. The theoretical assumptions are complemented by two case studies that provide insights how publishing companies use Linked Data technologies to diversify their business, strategically position themselves within emerging business ecosystems and adapt to the affordances of advanced data management practices. The analysis reveals that despite of differences in the adoption strategy both publishing companies have identified Linked Data technologies as the core of their innovation strategy having a profound impact on existing business practices and new strategies of value creation.

Keywords: Linked data; Content value chain; Editorial workflows; Semantic web; Data licensing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L63 L82 L86 O30 O34 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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