Governance mechanism pillars for systems of systems

Traditional management frameworks that have been applied to governance of systems are no longer effective in the context of systems of systems. To provide an effective governance framework for a system of systems, it is necessary to understand the governance mechanism in its entirety, including its fundamental components, or pillars. The aim of this paper is to provide a framework to analyze the pillars of governance in systems of systems. This framework enables the researchers to study the complexity in the dynamics of interactions. It also provides a tool for modelers to simulate the interactions. Moreover, the framework is intended to facilitate governance of systems of systems for practitioners. Five proposed pillars of the governance mechanism are: (1) purpose integration, (2) belonging regulation, (3) incentivizing device, (4) interactions protocol, and (5) principles dissemination & perception distortion. A simulated model of supply chain demonstrates these five pillars in action within the system of systems context.