Introducing a Methodological Approach to Determine Value Shares in Digital Ecosystems

Cristina Mihale-Wilson (), Simon Hagen (), Tobias Kohl (), Henrik Kortum (), Fabian Illgen (), Jonas Rebstadt (), Oliver Thomas () and Oliver Hinz ()
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Cristina Mihale-Wilson: Goethe Universität Frankfurt
Simon Hagen: Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz GmbH
Tobias Kohl: Goethe Universität Frankfurt
Henrik Kortum: Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz GmbH
Fabian Illgen: Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz GmbH
Jonas Rebstadt: Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz GmbH
Oliver Thomas: Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz GmbH
Oliver Hinz: Goethe Universität Frankfurt

A chapter in Transforming the Digitally Sustainable Enterprise, 2025, pp 149-164 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Motivated by the critical yet unsolved task of fair value distribution in digital ecosystems (DEs), this study presents a methodological approach that allows us to determine ecosystem components’ value share to the total co-created value. Our method takes a holistic perspective on DEs. It suggests that when viewing DEs as complex networks, the value share of a component to the total co-created value stems from the network size and the interaction between the network participants. We demonstrate the applicability of the proposed method in a simulation of a Smart Living service ecosystem. Our simulation shows that our method is suitable for unraveling hitherto hidden interconnectedness between value-co-creating ecosystem components. Components that offer a low structural contribution to the total value can still play a crucial role in the network and have the most significant value share to the whole network.

Keywords: Value decomposition; Value share; Co-created value; Digital ecosystem; Network theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-80125-9_9

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