Analysis of the Advantages and Disadvantages of Ecosystem Chain Coupling: A Case Study of Xiaomi Smart Home

Chenyang Mao

2025

Abstract

With the rapid development of the technology industry, Xiaomi has attracted numerous companies to its smart hardware and consumer goods network through its unique ecosystem model. This paper focuses on Xiaomi's smart home ecosystem to explore the degree of coupling between Xiaomi and its ecosystem companies in terms of technology reliance, data sharing, and supply chain integration, and how these relationships impact the companies' economic performance. The study adopts a qualitative analysis approach, analyzing typical cases such as Huami and Roborock, and, combined with literature review and ecosystem theory, reveals that high coupling can help companies reduce costs and rapidly capture the market in the short term, but may also limit their independence and compress profit margins in the long term, even causing data privacy disputes. The research further indicates that Xiaomi's ecosystem success is due to dynamic coupling management. Companies need to adjust strategies based on their development stage to achieve sustainable growth. This paper aims to provide practical insights for the collaborative development of ecosystem companies while contributing new thoughts on the competition and cooperation mechanisms in the platform economy.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Mao C. (2025). Analysis of the Advantages and Disadvantages of Ecosystem Chain Coupling: A Case Study of Xiaomi Smart Home. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on E-commerce and Modern Logistics - Volume 1: ICEML; ISBN 978-989-758-775-7, SciTePress, pages 482-487. DOI: 10.5220/0013847800004719

in Bibtex Style

@conference{iceml25,
author={Chenyang Mao},
title={Analysis of the Advantages and Disadvantages of Ecosystem Chain Coupling: A Case Study of Xiaomi Smart Home},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on E-commerce and Modern Logistics - Volume 1: ICEML},
year={2025},
pages={482-487},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013847800004719},
isbn={978-989-758-775-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on E-commerce and Modern Logistics - Volume 1: ICEML
TI - Analysis of the Advantages and Disadvantages of Ecosystem Chain Coupling: A Case Study of Xiaomi Smart Home
SN - 978-989-758-775-7
AU - Mao C.
PY - 2025
SP - 482
EP - 487
DO - 10.5220/0013847800004719
PB - SciTePress