01420nas a2200205   4500008004100000022001400041245006300055210006200118260004200180300001000222490000600232520079500238653003001033653002401063653001801087653002001105100003201125700002101157856003601178       2013                        eng d  a1927-032100aRisk Management in Crowdsourcing-Based Business Ecosystems0 aRisk Management in CrowdsourcingBased Business Ecosystems  aOttawabTalent First Networkc12/2013  a32-380 v33 aThe benefits of crowdsourcing are enabled by open environments where multiple external stakeholders contribute to a firm's outcomes. However, crowdsourcing typically has been examined as a general process and not from the specific perspective of a mechanism for driving value creation and capture within a business ecosystem. In this conceptual article, we highlight this research gap by examining crowdsourcing from a business ecosystem perspective and by identifying the inherent business risks in crowdsourcing-based business ecosystems. We apply the concept of ecosystem health to the crowdsourcing context, in terms of how firms create and capture value, and we examine the methods by which these firms can maximize health by mitigating risk in crowdsourcing-based business ecosystems.10abusiness ecosystem health10abusiness ecosystems10acrowdsourcing10arisk management1 aKannangara, Suchita, Nirosh1 aUguccioni, Peter  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/751