Ecosistemas de APIs web como un sistema socio-técnico: Un caso de estudio
Resumen
En torno a las APIs web se ha generado un ecosistema digital dinámico, que incluye personas, empresas, herramientas, nuevas actividades y procesos de desarrollo, todo ello impulsado por la API Economy. Los ecosistemas de API web (EAW) son redes complejas de empresas interdependientes que se benefician colectivamente de los efectos de red basados en la cooperación y la competencia entre esas empresas. Una forma de analizar y comprender los sistemas complejos es el enfoque socio-técnico (S-T). De acuerdo con las revisiones realizadas para este trabajo, no se registran estudios S-T en relación con las APIs web. Proponemos analizar los EAW desde una perspectiva S-T, mediante un caso de estudio exploratorio y descriptivo ejecutado en tres EAW actuales. Hemos identificado los componentes de las dimensiones S-T que tienen en común, varias diferencias, en los roles de los actores, la infraestructura y las normas, las fortalezas de cada EAW, como los niveles de relación con el contexto. Finalmente, dejamos planteadas nuevas preguntas sobre este campo de conocimiento que ayuden a construir una agenda de investigación.
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