Abstract/Summary

Worldwide competition is forcing companies to collaborate in digital business ecosystems (DBEs) in order to leverage resources and survive in the global market. However, the engagement of companies in DBEs is confronted by a number of practical issues. This research has as its objective the discovery of the critical factors and the framework that enable organisations to assess their readiness in engaging in DBEs to cooperate with their peers. To accomplish the objective, this research has explained the related concepts and theories and developed a research framework grounded on a theoretical and literature review background. The assessment results help identify specific key weakness for the companies to improve themselves to implement DBE engagement in the future.