Keywords
formal organizations, open communities, capital creation, online communities
Abstract
How can formal organizations and open communities engage in mutually beneficial relationships? We develop a framework that explains how an open community’s engagement with a formal organization can be mutually beneficial to both in the long-term. We theorize how a symbiotic relationship between open communities and formal organizations can be forged by nurturing various forms of capital flow between them as well as creating virtuous feedback loops within and across each other’s capital creation systems. The framework has implications for understanding innovation in ecosystems and networked economies.
Original Publication Citation
Skousen, T., Safadi, H., Watson, R. “Open Communities and Formal Organizations: A Symbiosis View,” International Conference for Information Systems, Virtual, December 2020.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Skousen, Tanner; Safadi, Hani; and Watson, Richard, "Open Communities and Formal Organizations: A Symbiosis View" (2020). Faculty Publications. 9514.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/9514
Document Type
Conference Paper
Publication Date
2020
Publisher
International Conference for Information Systems
Language
English
College
Marriott School of Business
Department
Information Systems Management
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