Online Communities. Corp Culture. Headcount. Machine Resources. These and much more can also be considered _"The Commons"_. (As in the "tragedy of the...")
If the commons are failing you should look to Ostrom's design principles to understand why. Christopher Allen's adaptation of these principles is a good intro.
http://www.lifewithalacrity.com/2015/11/a-revised-ostroms-design-principles-for-collective-governanc...
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