An ontological analysis of the notion of community in the RM-ODP enterprise language. Almeida, J. P. A. & Guizzardi, G. Computer Standards & Interfaces, 35(3):257–268, March, 2013.
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In our past work, we have shown that a number of theories from conceptual modelling and ontological analysis can be used to clarify the definitions of role-related and goal-related concepts in the RM-ODP [1, 2]. This paper builds up on our earlier efforts by providing an ontology-based account for the notion of communities in the reference model’s Enterprise Language [38]. We address issues regarding the composition of communities, the filling of roles in communities, the decomposition of a community’s objective into sub-objectives (delegated to community members). The use of an ontology that deals with aspects of social reality and intentionality [30] plays an important role in this account, revealing the intentionality of communities and enterprise objects; the social relations between communities and enterprise objects in the community; the social relations between objects in the community; the social relations between communities; the normative character of a community’s contract, etc. The analysis allows us to propose well-founded recommendations for clarifications and identify potential amendments to the standard as well as issues for further investigation.
@article{almeida_ontological_2013,
	title = {An ontological analysis of the notion of community in the {RM}-{ODP} enterprise language},
	volume = {35},
	issn = {09205489},
	url = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0920548912000402},
	doi = {10.1016/j.csi.2012.01.007},
	abstract = {In our past work, we have shown that a number of theories from conceptual modelling and ontological analysis can be used to clarify the definitions of role-related and goal-related concepts in the RM-ODP [1, 2]. This paper builds up on our earlier efforts by providing an ontology-based account for the notion of communities in the reference model’s Enterprise Language [38]. We address issues regarding the composition of communities, the filling of roles in communities, the decomposition of a community’s objective into sub-objectives (delegated to community members). The use of an ontology that deals with aspects of social reality and intentionality [30] plays an important role in this account, revealing the intentionality of communities and enterprise objects; the social relations between communities and enterprise objects in the community; the social relations between objects in the community; the social relations between communities; the normative character of a community’s contract, etc. The analysis allows us to propose well-founded recommendations for clarifications and identify potential amendments to the standard as well as issues for further investigation.},
	language = {en},
	number = {3},
	urldate = {2018-04-19},
	journal = {Computer Standards \& Interfaces},
	author = {Almeida, João Paulo A. and Guizzardi, Giancarlo},
	month = mar,
	year = {2013},
	pages = {257--268},
}

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