Open Enterprise
URL = http://www.bandillero.com/scholar/index.php?title=Open_enterprise
This entry is based on the initial working page by Matthew Cooperider.
Characteristics
- transparent
- democratic or member driven or consensus driven
- flat or non-hierarchical
- loosely coupled
- integrated: a higher degree of involvement of employees and consumers
Typology
One model keeps the members separated from a core class of owners and directors.
There is another model being explored which is more of a true collective, in which every member of the company has an equal say in the company. "This is achieved by severing the tie between ownership and control. Each member receives one vote, independent of the amount of capital they have invested. At the same time, profits will be distributed based on investment."
Examples
"Many business-oriented social networks are experimenting with distributing stock to members based entirely on their particiation withing the social network. They know that the value of their network depends on the quantity and quality of the information found within it, as well as on recruiting and retaining a talented pool of members.
Here are two examples of this approach:
- Project Stars: A job-search and resource-sharing social network that rewards members with points for producing content or projects that receive votes or approval from other members. The members with the most points at the end of each three month cycle are then rewarded with a share of company stock.
- Cambrian House: Entrepreneurs share, rate, and workshop startup ideas. Members obtain points for activity on the site, which automatyically translate into shares in a cooperative, which is a subsidiary of the corporation."
Radical Distribution of Ownership and Control