Research Mentor Information
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Primary Research Mentor Name: Kalan Horton
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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): Kgh20t@fsu.edu
Position Title: Graduate Student
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FSU College (if applicable): Business
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation: Management
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Overall Project Details
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Title of the Project: Complementor Evolution, Power-Dependence, and Performance: Evidence from the Video-Game Industry
Project Keywords: Complementor, Evolution, Power-Dependence, Platforms
Are you currently looking for research assistants?: No
Number of Research Assistants Needed : 2
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s):
Any Business Majors and/or technology related fields preferred.

Project Location:: Remote
If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation?: No, the project is remote
Please select the choice that most accurately describes your expectations for the research assistant(s):: Fully Remote
Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work?: 7
Roughly what time frame do you expect research assistant(s) to work?: Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Overall Research Project Description:
This project seeks to investigate the power balancing strategies utilized by complementors (i.e., video games) to circumvent the bottlenecks enforced by platforms (i.e., video game consoles) within the platform ecosystem. We investigate associated relationships empirically by conducting a quantitative analysis of the impact of network integration and quantify its effects within the U.S. video game industry, a commonly used empirical context within platforms and network effects. We intend to utilize a sample from the video game industry of over 14,000 video game titles across 36 focal platforms between 1977 and 2022.

Research Tasks:
Data collection and possibly data analysis.

Skills that research assistant(s) may need::
Proficiency with search engines and computer use. Likely will involve Data Scraping using Excel and/or Python.

Mentoring Philosophy:
My mentoring philosophy is built on fostering holistic growth. I aim to empower mentees with critical thinking, leadership skills, and ethical values to thrive in complex strategic environments.

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Roundtable times and Zoom links:
Tuesday Sept 5th, 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. - https://fsu.zoom.us/j/3724871184
Wednesday Sept 6th, 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. - https://fsu.zoom.us/j/3724871184
Thursday Sept 7th, 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. - https://fsu.zoom.us/j/3724871184

UROP Program Elements
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Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication: Yes
UROP Performance Evaluation: Yes
Materials Grant: Yes
UROP Poster Presentation: Yes
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Are you interested in attending in a UROP Research Mentor Workshop Series?: No
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Year: 2023
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