01862nas a2200301   4500008004100000022001400041245006900055210006900124260004200193300001000235490000600245520100300251653002301254653001801277653002701295653001601322653001601338653001801354653001901372653001501391653001601406100001701422700002001439700001701459700001501476700003301491856003601524       2014                        eng d  a1927-032100aOvercoming Barriers to Collaboration in an Open Source Ecosystem0 aOvercoming Barriers to Collaboration in an Open Source Ecosystem  aOttawabTalent First Networkc01/2014  a18-270 v43 aLeveraging open source practices provides value to businesses when entrepreneurs and managers understand how to collaborate effectively in an open source ecosystem. However, the complex mix of different actors and varying barriers to effective collaboration in the ecosystem pose a substantial challenge. How can a business create and capture value if it depends on effective collaboration among these different groups? In this article, we review the published research on open source collaboration and reveal insights that will be beneficial to entrepreneurs and managers. We organize the published research into four streams based upon the following actor groups: i) governance actors, ii) competitors, iii) complementors, and iv) the core community. Then, through induction and synthesis, we identify barriers to collaboration, first by ecosystem and then by actor group. Finally, we offer six recommendations for identifying and overcoming barriers to collaboration in an open source ecosystem.10abusiness ecosystem10acollaboration10acollaboration barriers10acommunities10acompetitors10acomplementors10acore community10agovernance10aopen source1 aSmith, Derek1 aAlshaikh, Asrar1 aBojan, Rawan1 aKak, Anish1 aManesh, Mohammad, Mehdi Ghar  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/758