Ecosystems Here, There, and Everywhere — A Barometrical Analysis of the Roots of ‘Software Ecosystem’
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Details
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Software Business |
| Subtitle of host publication | 7th International Conference, ICSOB 2016, Ljubljana, Slovenia, June 13-14, 2016, Proceedings |
| Publisher | Springer Verlag |
| Pages | 32-46 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783319405148 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
| Event | International Conference on Software Business - Duration: 1 Jan 1900 → … |
Publication series
| Name | Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing |
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| Volume | 240 |
| ISSN (Print) | 1865-1348 |
Conference
| Conference | International Conference on Software Business |
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| Period | 1/01/00 → … |
Abstract
This study structures the ecosystem literature by using a bibliometrical approach in analysing theoretical roots of ecosystem studies. Several disciplines, such as innovation, management and software studies have established own streams in the ecosystem research. This paper reports the results of analysing 601 articles from the Thomson Reuters Web of Science database, and identifies ten separate research communities which have established their own thematic ecosystem disciplines. We show that five sub-communities have emerged inside the field of software ecosystems. The software ecosystem literature draws its theoretical background from (1) technical, (2) research methodology, (3) business, (4) management, and (5) strategy oriented disciplines. The results pave the way for future research by illustrating the existing and missing links and directions in the field of the software ecosystem.
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Keywords
- Bibliometric, Business ecosystem, Software ecosystem