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Exploring the effect of software ecosystem health on the financial performance of the open source companies

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Nicole Wasankhasit,

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SoHeal '18: Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Software Health

Pages 48 - 55

https://doi.org/10.1145/3194124.3194126

Published: 28 May 2018 Publication History

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Background. It is currently unknown how software ecosystem health affects the financial performance of open source companies. This is a problem, because open source is becoming increasingly popular and more knowledge is necessary for companies on how to capitalize on this phenomenon. Objectives. With this paper, insight is developed into the relation between software ecosystem health and financial performance of the open source company that nurtures it. Method. A case study on two open source companies, Cloudera and Hortonworks, is performed. The software ecosystem health and financial performance of both companies are assessed. Results. Cloudera is healthier in terms of robustness and niche creation, while Hortonworks is healthier in terms of productivity. Financially, Cloudera performs better than Hortonworks. Conclusion. The following hypotheses are formulated. Software ecosystem health has an expected positive relation with financial performance. Niche creation health is the main contributor to this relation, robustness health is a minor reason for this relation, and software ecosystem productivity health has little to no influence.

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University of Mons, Mons, Belgium
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Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain

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Li XZhang YOsborne CZhou MJin ZLiu H(2024)Systematic Literature Review of Commercial Participation in Open Source SoftwareACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology10.1145/369063234:2(1-31)Online publication date: 30-Aug-2024
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Cobben DOoms WRoijakkers N(2023)Indicators for innovation ecosystem health: A Delphi studyJournal of Business Research10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.113860162(113860)Online publication date: Jul-2023
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.113860

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