Evolution of a service ecosystem: Longitudinal evidence from multiple shared services centers based on the economies of worth framework

This article proposes a theoretical model of the evolution of a service ecosystem by relying on the longitudinal analysis of the relationships between five shared services centers (SSCs) and their internal clients. Based on the economies of worth framework (Boltanski & Thévenot, 2006), we find that after the introduction of a service platform, service ecosystems evolve and alternate between phases of tensions and phases of solutions where each …