A Systematic Mapping Study of Empirical Research Methods in Software Ecosystems
Abdullai, Larry; Shamshiri, Hatef; Mahmud, Hasan; Hamza, Muhammad; Aittamaa, Essi; Vuolasto, Jaakko; Adisa, Mikhail O.; Luukkainen, Roope; Hyrynsalmi, Sonja M.; Mässeli, Niina; Azad, Nasreen; Haque, Bahalul; Joutsenlahti, Juha Pekka; Legesse, Wondemeneh; Abdelsalam, Ahmed; Gurzhii, Anastasiia; Ikonen, Jouni; Jansen, Slinger; van Schothorst, Casper
(2022)
Software Business - 13th International Conference, ICSOB 2022, Proceedings, volume 463 LNBIP, pp. 182 - 195
Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, volume 463 LNBIP, pp. 182 - 195
13th International Conference on Software Business, ICSOB 2022, volume 463 LNBIP, pp. 182 - 195
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Abstract
The field of software ecosystems is rapidly maturing and significant numbers of articles are published each year to further develop our understanding of this concept and support innovation through it. The growth of the field also brings along challenges, such as findability and reusability of research results, coordination of research
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initiatives, and significant review pressure on members of the community. In this mapping study of empirical research methods in the field, we show that few studies do a good job of reporting their research methods and results. Using data from the study, we provide guidelines for performing empirical research in software ecosystems.
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Keywords: Empirical research, Platform management, Research validity, Software ecosystems, Software engineering, Taverne, Management Information Systems, Control and Systems Engineering, Business and International Management, Information Systems, Modelling and Simulation, Information Systems and Management
ISSN: 1865-1348
ISBN: 9783031207051
Publisher: Springer
Note: Publisher Copyright: © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
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