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Wealthy, Healthy and/or Happy — What does ‘Ecosystem Health’ Stand for?
Tekijät: Sami Hyrynsalmi, Marko Seppänen, Tiina Nokkala, Arho Suominen, Antero Järvi
Toimittaja: Fernandes, João M., Machado, Ricardo J., Wnuk, Krzysztof
Konferenssin vakiintunut nimi: International Conference on Software Business
Julkaisuvuosi: 2015
Kokoomateoksen nimi: Software Business — 6th International Conference, ICSOB 2015, Braga, Portugal, June 10-12, 2015, Proceedings
Sarjan nimi: Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing
Numero sarjassa: 210
Vuosikerta: 210
Aloitussivu: 272
Lopetussivu: 287
Sivujen määrä: 16
ISBN: 978-3-319-19592-6
eISBN: 978-3-319-19593-3
ISSN: 1865-1348
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19593-3_24
The health of a software ecosystem is argued to be a key´indicator of well-being, longevity and performance of a network of companies. In this paper, we address what scientific literature actually means with the concept of ‘ecosystem health’ by selecting relevant articles with
systematic literature review. Based on the final set of 38 papers, we found that despite a common base, the term has been used to depict a wide range of hoped characteristics of a software ecosystem. However, the number of studies addressing the topic is shown to grow while empirical studies are still rare. Thus, further studies should aim to standardize the
terminology and concepts in order to create a common base for future work. Further work is needed also to develop early indicators that warn and guides companies on problems with their ecosystems.
