Haße, HendrikValk, HendrikMöller, FrederikOtto, Boris2023-02-152023-02-1520222022http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12599-022-00751-1https://dl.gi.de/handle/20.500.12116/40225Digital Twins offer considerable potential for cross-company networks. Recent research primarily focuses on using Digital Twins within the limits of a single organization. However, Shared Digital Twins extend application boundaries to cross-company utilization through their ability to act as a hub to share data. This results in the need to consider additional design dimensions which help practitioners design Digital Twins tailored for inter-company use. The article addresses precisely that issue as it investigates how Shared Digital Twins should be designed to achieve business success. For this purpose, the article proposes a set of design principles for Shared Digital Twins stemming from a qualitative interview study with 18 industry experts. The interview study is the primary data source for formulating and evaluating the design principles.Data sharing||Design principles||Digital Twin||Qualitative researchText/Journal Article10.1007/s12599-022-00751-11867-0202