A Stocktake of BigTech Antitrust Congressional Hearing
Public Policy and Managerial Implications
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22433347 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Diptiranjan Mahapatra (0000-0001-9153-7898, Sambalpur University), Merlin Nandy (0000-0001-5663-0130, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad), Nakul Parameswar (0000-0001-7560-0228, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Publication date | 2026-04-19 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | IIM Kozhikode Society & Management Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2277-9752 • E-ISSN: 2321-029X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/22779752261438303 |
| OpenAlex | W7154915050 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 36 |
Despite being a pivotal area of research and practice, antitrust literature on platform companies lacks a policy and managerial toolkit. This gap is significant considering the need for a toolkit for thorough analysis of the ever-evolving antitrust issues. Therefore, this study has been undertaken with the intention to highlight the strategic importance of antitrust issues and to aid managerial decision-making with the support of a toolkit. To conduct the study, a deductive thematic analysis approach is adopted. The process of coding starts with analysing the US antitrust hearing. Multiple deliberations are undertaken to develop the common list of codes and subsequently to a higher-order theme. Further analysis of Google’s abuse of dominance across countries indicates that the antitrust divide continues to exist across the globe. The managerial toolkit centring on nine emerging antitrust themes provides a snapshot of antitrust regulations in a country. With platform companies becoming ubiquitous, a nuanced understanding of the factors constituting anticompetitive practices would be imperative for platform managers.
Competition policy · Consent decree · Monopolization · Policy analysis · Public policy · Thematic analysis · Digital Platforms and Economics · Diverse Legal and Medical Studies · Merger and Competition Analysis
| Highly cited | No |
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