Hakan Özalp

Hakan Özalp is an Assistant Professor at the Section Strategy & International Business within the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Amsterdam. His research focuses on platform ecosystems, technological change, and their implications for industry dynamics, regulation, and innovation in digital markets.

His work examines:

• Strategic responses to innovation shocks in the video game industry
• Regulatory challenges in digital platform ecosystems
• Impact of platform design changes on user engagement and knowledge sharing
• Standardization trade-offs in digital tool development
• Big Tech expansion into regulated sectors like healthcare and education

Recent publications analyze platform competition frameworks, privacy regulation impacts, and blockchain-based infrastructures. His research spans both theoretical analysis and empirical studies across multiple technology sectors.