Research output per year
Research output per year
Accepting PhD Students
PhD projects
Technological innovation, platform Internet companies and digital disruption, competitive strategy.
Willing to speak to media
Research activity per year
My research interests are in the area of platform ecosystems and digital disruprion. This includes innovation, digital technologies and Big Data. I am interested in the disruptive impact of these technologies and their implications for competitive strategy.
My PhD analysed the role of data as a driver of innovation and the extent to which two-sided paltform (Internet) companies were more innovative as a result of their large data resoures compared to traditional, linear businesses.
I have also written two books that explore the relevance of strategic models and neo-classical approaches to strategy in the platform driven economy. These publications are titled: The Internet as a technology-Based Ecosystem: A New Approach to the Analaysis of Business, Industries and Markets and Technology Strategy.
I have also written a book chapter that analyses the Internet as a small business e-commerce ecosystem and I am currently wrting a number of journal articles that explore data as a driver of innovation in the platform age and how the circular economy can benefit from the adoption of platform business models and the likely challenges.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Business, Doctorate, The Extent to Which Data-Rich Firms Operating Two-Sided Platform-Ecosystem Business Models are Able to Use Data to Gain an Innovation Advantage Over Established One-Sided Companies. , Coventry University
26 Sept 2011 → 18 Apr 2018
Award Date: 18 Apr 2018
Teaching, Postgraduate Certificate, Post Graduate Certificate in Learning & Teaching in Higher Education, University of Worcester
28 Feb 2009 → 24 Feb 2010
Award Date: 24 Feb 2010
Business, MBA, Master of Business Administration, Open University
28 Feb 1991 → 31 Dec 1993
Award Date: 31 Dec 1993
Marketing, Postgraduate Diploma, Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing, Chartered Institute of Marketing
30 Sept 1988 → 31 Dec 1989
Award Date: 31 Dec 1989
Humanities, Degree, BA Honours Degree in Humanities, Teesside University
30 Sept 1977 → 26 Jun 1980
Award Date: 26 Jun 1980
Director of Studies DBA Professional Doctorate Programme, University of Gloucestershire
30 Apr 2020 → …
External Examiner, Royal Agricultural University
31 Aug 2018 → …
Associate Lecturer - Strategy, Open University
17 Mar 1999 → …
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Working paper/Preprint › Working paper
Nigel Walton (Speaker) & Anitha Chinnaswamy (Speaker)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Nigel Walton & Anitha Chinnaswamy
10/11/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
Supervisor: Khan, Z. (Supervisor), Smalov, L. (Supervisor) & Pyper, N. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy