Enterprise-level decision making implies risk. In software companies, the choice of adopting an open source software component to be embedded into a commercial product may expose a whole business to risks arising due to this component. While general-purpose definitions of risk abound in the literature, in our work we seek an ontological definition of risk that allows us to understand how risks can relate the characteristics of a software component to the adopter's business goals. In this paper we outline the challenges faced in building this ontological definition, and sketch some issues that are still open.
A Context-specific Definition of Risk for Enterprise-level Decision Making
Morandini, Mirko;Siena, Alberto;Susi, Angelo
2014-01-01
Abstract
Enterprise-level decision making implies risk. In software companies, the choice of adopting an open source software component to be embedded into a commercial product may expose a whole business to risks arising due to this component. While general-purpose definitions of risk abound in the literature, in our work we seek an ontological definition of risk that allows us to understand how risks can relate the characteristics of a software component to the adopter's business goals. In this paper we outline the challenges faced in building this ontological definition, and sketch some issues that are still open.File in questo prodotto:
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