Figure 1
The flowchart outlines a five-stage systematic literature review process. Stage 1, Scope of the review, includes an exploratory review, definition of databases, definition of search strings, exploratory database searches, and definition of inclusion and exclusion criteria. Stage 2, Literature search, includes searches in Scopus and Web of Science using three search strings, duplicate removal, and an initial sample of 4,914 documents. Stage 3, Select final sample, includes title and keyword screening, abstract screening, full-text screening, and backward search, resulting in a final sample of 246 documents. Stage 4, Analyze the corpus, includes predefined coding, coding of the extant digital platform business model concept, and open, axial, and selective coding to identify themes in the literature. Stage 5, Findings, presents an overview of digital platform business model research, the digital platform business model definition, themes identified in the literature, research gaps, and conclusions.Five-stage literature review process