The Divergent Effect of Competition on Platforms: Deterring Recruits, Motivating Converts

The authors thank Melissa Staha, Hongyu Yao, Cecil-Francis Brenninkmeijer, and Yanqi Cheng for excellent research assistance. The authors are also thank to Victor Bennett for the insightful editing of this paper. In addition, the authors thank seminar participants at the Haas Macro- Management of Organizations Research Lunch, University of Southern California Strategy Seminar, University of Vienna, University of Michigan, and Academy of Management, as well as to John-Paul Ferguson, Mary Benner, Sameer Srivastava, Mathijs de Vaan, and Chris Rider for excellent feedback. Any opinions and conclusions expressed herein are those of the authors only, and any errors are our own.