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Free/Libre open source software development in developing and developed countries: a conceptual framework with an exploratory study, Decision Support
- 2008. G.M., Spinellis D.: Division of Effort
"... How do participants in free/libre open source software (henceforth FL/OSS) development in different countries differ in the preference for such public good initiatives? How do their incentives to participate in FL/OSS development differ across global boundaries? This exploratory study performs a com ..."
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How do participants in free/libre open source software (henceforth FL/OSS) development in different countries differ in the preference for such public good initiatives? How do their incentives to participate in FL/OSS development differ across global boundaries? This exploratory study performs a comparative analysis of generic motivations and project−level preferences of FL/OSS participation across North American, Chinese and Indian development communities. We find that while intrinsic motives such as sharing and learning are present in all three regions, they are stronger for North America programmers than their Chinese and Indian counterparts. Extrinsic motives such as financial benefits are more pronounced in China and India than NA. In project−level preferences, Indian programmers are more drawn to modular projects than their NA or Chinese peers. Finally, generic motivations are found to be related to project−level preferences for developing country programmers, while the link is insignificant for NA programmers. We also show the implications of these findings for government policies, especially those of developing countries. Both authors contributed equally. We thank UIUC CIBER for their support for the project, all the seminar participants at
Extending private-collective innovation: a case study
- R&D Management
, 2009
"... The private-collective innovation model proposes incentives for individuals and firms to privately invest resources to create public goods innovations. Such innovations are characterized by non-rivalry and non-exclusivity in consumption. Examples include open source software, user-generated media pr ..."
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The private-collective innovation model proposes incentives for individuals and firms to privately invest resources to create public goods innovations. Such innovations are characterized by non-rivalry and non-exclusivity in consumption. Examples include open source software, user-generated media products, drug formulas, and sport equipment designs. There is still limited empirical research on private-collective innovation. We present a case study to 1) provide empirical evidence of a case of private-collective innovation, showing specific benefits, and 2) to extend the private-collective innovation model by analyzing the hidden costs for the company involved. We examine the development of the Nokia Internet Tablet, that builds on both proprietary and open source software development, and that involves both Nokia developers and volunteers who are not employed by the company. Seven benefits for Nokia are identified, as are five hidden costs: difficulty to differentiate, guarding business secrets, reducing community entry barriers, giving up control, and organizational inertia. We examine actions taken by the management to mitigate these costs throughout the development period.
Promoting the penguin: Who is advocating open source software in commercial settings?
- THE SECOND ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON INSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS FOR INDUSTRY SELF-REGULATION, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
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Defining, understanding, and supporting open collaboration: Lessons from the literature. American Behavioral Scientist
, 2013
"... The past twenty years have seen broad popularization of a relatively novel kind of human enterprise: open collaboration. Open collaboration projects are distributed, collaborative efforts made possible because of changes in information and communication technology that facilitate cooperative activit ..."
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The past twenty years have seen broad popularization of a relatively novel kind of human enterprise: open collaboration. Open collaboration projects are distributed, collaborative efforts made possible because of changes in information and communication technology that facilitate cooperative activities. The groundswell of open collaboration could be felt in the open source movement of the 90s but became unmistakable with the growth of projects like Wikipedia and, in particular, the maturation of research to help explain how and why such systems work, who participates, and when they might fail. By now thousands of scholars have written about open collaboration systems, many hundreds of thousands of people have participated in them, and millions of people use products of open collaboration every day. This special issue of American Behavioral Scientist assembles interdisciplinary scholarship that examines different aspects of open collaboration and the diverse systems that support it. The goal of this short introductory piece is to define open collaboration and contextualize a set of articles that span multiple disciplines and methods in a common vocabulary and history. We provide a definition of open collaboration and situate the phenomenon within an interrelated set of scholarly and ideological movements. We then examine the properties of open collaboration systems that have given rise to research and review major areas of scholarship, including the works in this issue, and close with a
A “BOTTOM UP ” GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPING AUSTRALIA’S MARINE SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE (SDI)
, 2007
"... Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs) have been developing in some countries for over 10 years but still suffer from having a relatively small installed base. Most SDIs will soon converge around a service-oriented-architecture (SOA) using IT standards promulgated primarily by the Open Geospatial Conso ..."
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Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs) have been developing in some countries for over 10 years but still suffer from having a relatively small installed base. Most SDIs will soon converge around a service-oriented-architecture (SOA) using IT standards promulgated primarily by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and ISO Technical Committee 211. There are very few examples of these types of architected SDIs in action, and as a result little detailed information exists on suitable governance models. This paper discusses the governance issues that are posed by SOA-based SDIs, particularly those issues surrounding standards and services management, with reference to an Australian marine case study and the general literature. A generalised governance framework is then postulated using an idealised use case model which is applicable for “bottom-up, ” community-based initiatives. This model incorporates guiding principles and motivational and self-regulation instruments that are characteristically found in successful open source development activities. It is argued that harnessing an open development model, using a voluntary workforce, could rapidly increase the size of the SDI installed base and importantly defray infrastructure build costs.
Investigation of Governance Mechanisms for Crowdsourcing Initiatives
"... Crowdsourcing has increasingly become a recognized sourcing mechanism for problem-solving in organizations by outsourcing the problem to an undefined entity or the ‘crowd’. While the phenomenon of crowdsourcing is not new, it has gained considerable attention in practice due to new crowdsourcing opp ..."
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Crowdsourcing has increasingly become a recognized sourcing mechanism for problem-solving in organizations by outsourcing the problem to an undefined entity or the ‘crowd’. While the phenomenon of crowdsourcing is not new, it has gained considerable attention in practice due to new crowdsourcing opportunities that have been enabled by new social networking and web 2.0 technologies. While crowdsourcing initiatives provide several benefits for the participants involved, it also poses several novel challenges to effectively manage the crowd. Drawing from the governance mechanisms in the open source literature, we develop an analysis framework to examine the governance mechanisms implemented in three different crowdsourcing initiatives and their impact on the outcome of the initiative.
The Effects of Diversity in Global, Distributed Collectives: A Study of User Participation in Open Source Projects
"... Diversity is a defining characteristic of global collectives on the Internet. Although there is substantial evidence to suggest that diversity can have profound implications for a variety of outcomes including performance, member engagement, and withdrawal behavior, prior research has examined the e ..."
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Diversity is a defining characteristic of global collectives on the Internet. Although there is substantial evidence to suggest that diversity can have profound implications for a variety of outcomes including performance, member engagement, and withdrawal behavior, prior research has examined the effects of diversity predominantly in the context of organizational workgroups or virtual teams. In this paper we use a diversity lens to investigate the success of non-traditional virtual work groups exemplified by open source software (OSS) projects. We build on the diversity literature to propose that three types of diversity: separation, variety and disparity diversity, influence user participation in OSS projects both directly, and through an effect on contributions to the software project. To the degree that OSS projects are critically dependent on human capital, user participation is a key outcome. We instantiate the operational definitions of the three forms of diversity to the specific and unique context of open source projects. Using archival data from 337 projects hosted on SourceForge.net, we find that variety diversity, as measured by diversity in both project roles and participant tenure, positively affects user participation. These effects are partially mediated by project contributions. The impact of separation diversity, operationalized as diversity in the languages spoken by participants, is not significant. Disparity diversity, reflecting variations in participant activity, has a negative influence on user participation. We discuss how understanding the nuanced effects of different kinds of diversity in OSS development contexts both advances the literature on diversity and OSS and provides practical implications for OSS participants.
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"... Social media have reversed the traditional brand manager of social media sites and apps has changed the nature of communication, allowing consumers to share brand information among themselves. As marketers have lost their traditional access and control over information considered necessary for succ ..."
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Social media have reversed the traditional brand manager of social media sites and apps has changed the nature of communication, allowing consumers to share brand information among themselves. As marketers have lost their traditional access and control over information considered necessary for successful brand management, in "hearing the voice of the customer", they have simultaneously gained access to billions of unfiltered user comments and transactions, if the data can be made accessible. This paper explores the current state of "inte net mining" technologies and tools, including data about the preferences and attitudes of consumers from user created media. Keywords: Social media analytics, Brand M INTRODUCTION Successful businesses base their strat combination of their skills and resources, the competition, and market opportunities. Many market opportunities l fundamentally with customers. Without customers, no profit-seeking business can survive. Even with custo ers, organizations need to know consumer wants in order to satisfy them, and thereby stave off co gain their business. Thus, learning what cu 'listening to their voice,' is critical. Much of the the customer (VOC) literature is conceptual and based on the notion of customer focus which is important in crea ing business strategy ADVANCES IN MINING SOCIAL MEDIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR MARKETERS Journal of Information Technology Management Volume XXIV, Number 4, 2013 Journal of Information Technology Management ABSTRACT Social media have reversed the traditional brand manager-to-consumer information flow. The increasing popularity and apps has changed the nature of communication, allowing consumers to share brand information among themselves. As marketers have lost their traditional access and control over information considered necessary for ng the voice of the customer", they have simultaneously gained access to billions of unfiltered user comments and transactions, if the data can be made accessible. This paper explores the current state of "inte net mining" technologies and tools, including text analytics and semantic web technologies, which can facilitate gathering data about the preferences and attitudes of consumers from user created media.
FIRMS ’ DECISION TO CONTRIBUTE TO FREE LIBRE OPEN SOURCE
"... The last years Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) has rapidly been shifting from a model driven purely by the developer community and university support to one where a main driver is industry. Even though a lot of firms have the chance to follow a free ride approach, they choose to contribute t ..."
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The last years Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) has rapidly been shifting from a model driven purely by the developer community and university support to one where a main driver is industry. Even though a lot of firms have the chance to follow a free ride approach, they choose to contribute to the FLOSS communities with various ways. So, an obvious question is why firms decide to contribute to FLOSS communities. Which are these factors that lead them to be heavily involved in the FLOSS communities? The theory of Planned Behavior along with the Tragedy of the Commons and Digital Commons, and the state-of-the-art research on FLOSS 2.0 is the theoretical basis of this research-in-progress work.
