How Demand Shocks “Jumpstart” Technological Ecosystems and Commercialization: Evidence from the Global Electric Vehicle Industry

The authors are listed alphabetically and contributed equally. The authors thank senior editor Melissa Schilling and two anonymous reviewers for valuable guidance and comments; participants at the Academy of Management Platform Ecosystems panel symposium, research seminars at the School of Business, George Washington University; Center for Advanced Studies, Ludwig Maximilians University; Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina; SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University; Stanford Technology Ventures Program, Stanford University; and Imperial College Business School, Imperial College; and research brownbag at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota for helpful feedback on earlier versions of the manuscript; Myles Shaver and Aks Zaheer for helpful comments; Zongxuan Sun for valuable insights into the technical aspects of the electric vehicle ecosystem; and Xiangting Wu for excellent research assistance. All errors remain their own.