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Architectural Modularity

Architectural Modularity is a design principle in product platform strategy that refers to a system architecture in which functional components are segregated into discrete, standardized modules with well-defined interfaces, enabling independent development, replacement, or reconfiguration while maintaining overall system integrity.

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2017–2026

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Exploring the Structure of Complex Software Designs: An Empirical Study of Open Source and Proprietary Code

Alan MacCormack, John Rusnak, Carliss Y. Baldwin · Management Science · 2006 · 718 citations

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ARCHITECTURAL INNOVATION AND MODULAR CORPORATE FORMS.

D. Charles Galunic, Kathleen M. Eisenhardt · Academy of Management Journal · 2001 · 704 citations

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Architectural mismatch or why it's hard to build systems out of existing parts

David Garlan, Robert J. Allen, John Mark Ockerbloom · 1995 · 557 citations · Full text

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Unpacking the Black Box of Modularity: Technologies, Products and Organizations

Stefano Brusoni · Industrial and Corporate Change · 2001 · 533 citations

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Identifying Modular and Integrative Systems and Their Impact on Design Team Interactions

Manuel E. Sosa, Steven D. Eppinger, Craig M. Rowles · Journal of Mechanical Design · 2003 · 334 citations

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Authors

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  1. DK
    Dieter Krause

    Hamburg University of Technology, Germany

    8 publications · 156 citations

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  2. CY
    Carliss Y. Baldwin

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    7 publications · 1.2K citations

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  3. AM
    Alan MacCormack

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    6 publications · 878 citations

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  4. AY
    Ali Yassine

    American University of Beirut, Lebanon

    6 publications · 508 citations

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  5. KH
    Katja Hölttä‐Otto

    Aalto University, Finland

    6 publications · 508 citations

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Institutions

331

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    13 h-index

    28 publications

    2.5K citations

  2. Copenhagen Business School

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    9 h-index

    10 publications

    1.3K citations

  3. INSEAD

    Fontainebleau, France

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    1.4K citations

  4. Technical University of Denmark

    Kongens Lyngby, Denmark

    5 h-index

    15 publications

    308 citations

  5. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    958 citations

  6. Universität Hamburg

    Hamburg, Germany

    5 h-index

    14 publications

    237 citations

  7. Hamburg University of Technology

    Hamburg, Germany

    5 h-index

    14 publications

    237 citations

  8. Chalmers University of Technology

    Gothenburg, Sweden

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    475 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Mechanical Design

    12 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. Procedia CIRP

    8 publications · 110 citations

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  3. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 7 publications · 419 citations

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  4. Journal of Engineering Design

    7 publications · 409 citations

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  5. Systems Engineering

    6 publications · 385 citations

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