01678nas a2200205   4500008003900000022001400039245011300053210006900166260004200235300000900277490000600286520095400292653003401246653002301280653003301303653004401336653003701380100001901417856003601436       2011                          d  a1927-032100aBusiness Ecosystems as Institutions of Participation: A Systems Perspective on Community-Developed Platforms0 aBusiness Ecosystems as Institutions of Participation A Systems P  aOttawabTalent First Networkc11/2011  a4-130 v13 aThis article introduces a systems perspective on community-developed platforms and the institutions that structure participation by individuals and companies. It brings together the past research about technology platforms, company participation in business ecosystems, and individual participation in developer communities, and links these codependent subsystems through resource flows, interconnected institutional arrangements, and shared governance. To achieve this synthesis, it draws on conceptual arguments from a broad range of sources, including Elinor Ostrom's research program on the economics of sustainable commons governance, Tim O'Reilly's practitioner essays about the architecture of participation, and prior management research on modularity and design, resource dependence, and systems thinking. The resulting “systems of systems” perspective is parsimonious and insightful for entrepreneurs, managers, and community leaders. 10aarchitecture of participation10abusiness ecosystem10acommunity-developed platform10ainstitutional analysis and design (IAD)10ameritocratic developer community1 aMuegge, Steven  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/495