Starting open source collaborative innovation: the antecedents of network formation in community source

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 643-670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manlu Liu ◽  
Clyde Eiríkur Hull ◽  
Yu-Ting Caisy Hung
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Network Formation ◽  
Collaborative Innovation ◽  
Community Source

Developing a Dynamic and Responsive Online Learning Environment

2011 ◽  
pp. 92-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Buchan
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Appropriate Technology ◽  
Online Learning Environment ◽  
Institutional Level ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Community Source

Charles Stuart University adopted the open source software, Sakai, as the foundation for the university’s new, integrated Online Learning Environment. This study explores whether a pedagogical advantage exists in adopting such an open source learning management system. Research suggests that the community source approach to development of open source software has many inherent pedagogical advantages, but this paper examines whether this is due to the choice of open source software or simply having access to appropriate technology for learning and teaching in the 21st century. The author also addresses the challenges of the project management methodology and processes in the large-scale implementation of an open-source courseware management solution at the institutional level. Consequently, this study outlines strategies that an institution can use to harness the potential of a community source approach to software development to meet the institutional and individual user needs into the future.

Open Source – Collaborative Innovation

2012 ◽  
pp. 1196-1217
Author(s):  
Avi Messica
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Current Status ◽  
The Past ◽  
Collaborative Innovation ◽  
Software And Hardware

This chapter reviews the current status of Open Source (OS) and provides new insights into the prerequisites of the OS process as well as the profile of OS contributors. Moreover, it extends the scope of possible business models such to augment those that exist or were already discussed in the past. While the term OS was coined in the context of software development and redistribution, this chapter presents and discusses the concept of OS to include any Open Collaborative Innovation in both software and hardware.

The Impact of Project Initiators on Open Source Software Project Success

2021 ◽  
pp. 221-238
Author(s):  
Ling Wang ◽  
Jinxiao Wang
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Project Success ◽  
Software Project ◽  
Software Projects ◽  
Collective Behaviors ◽  
Collective Wisdom ◽  
Open Source Software Project ◽  
Development Costs ◽  
Collaborative Innovation

This paper focuses on studying the role of open source software project initiator in affecting the OSS project success from the perspective of individual and collective behaviors. The authors collected the data from an emerging OSS hosting platform Gitee in China. This research indicates that the success mode for open source software projects in China relies a lot on the project initiators. Project initiators not only contribute codes to aid the project directly, but also use their social capital to facilitate the project success. But no full play has been given to social network's effect on mass production and collaborative innovation. The authors suggest collaborative innovation which could lead to coherence of global collective wisdom, reduced development costs, and expanded source of innovation should be the further direction for the OSS project in emerging platforms.

The role of online leadership in open collaborative innovation

2019 ◽  
Vol 119 (9) ◽  
pp. 1969-1987 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Mu ◽  
Yiyang Bian ◽  
J. Leon Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Leadership Behaviors ◽  
Negative Binomial Regression ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Joint Effects ◽  
Collaborative Innovation ◽  
Online Leadership ◽  
Task Oriented

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the roles of online leadership in open collaborative innovation success by extending functional leadership theory in the context of open source projects. Design/methodology/approach This study uses negative binomial regression models to empirically test the proposed hypotheses with samples of blockchain open source projects on GitHub. Findings The results indicate that task-oriented leadership behaviors in forms of technical contributions have little influence on open collaborative innovation success; relation-oriented leadership behaviors embedded in internal social capital and external social capital contribute to open collaborative innovation success prominently. Furthermore, the joint effects of technical contributions, internal social capital and community commitment with openness orientation are positively significant on open collaborative innovation success, respectively. Practical implications For leaders and participants of open collaborative innovation projects, they should attach importance to both leadership behaviors and the joint effects with openness orientation so as to make informed decisions. Originality/value This study offers a new fine-grained framework of open collaborative innovation success by investigating specific dimensions of task-oriented and relation-orientated leadership behaviors, as well as their joint effects with openness orientation.

Innovation within networks – patent strategies for blockchain technology

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Milad Dehghani ◽  
Atefeh Mashatan ◽  
Ryan William Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Patent Landscape ◽  
Collaborative Innovation ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Future Direction ◽  
Patenting Strategy

Purpose Understanding a technology’s patent landscape, including patent strategies, helps organizations position themselves regarding their innovation and provides insight about a technology’s future direction. This study aims to provide an overview of the blockchain technology patenting trends and outlines an exploratory framework of patenting strategies for blockchain. Design/methodology/approach A total of 3,234 registered patents are analyzed to determine the geographical distribution and identify key actors patenting around the globe. In addition, an empirical study consisting of multiple case studies in the form of ten in-depth interviews with owners/managers of organizations based in North America was conducted to understand organizations’ strategies for patenting the blockchain technology. Findings Several novel insights regarding the strategies are used for blockchain technology patenting. For example, the existence of strong anti-patent sentiment which results in a lack of patenting by start-up organizations or has led to a form of open source patenting strategy. Larger organizations appear to be patenting defensively, and small to medium organizations are primarily patenting to defend their competitive advantage. Practical implications Start-up organizations harboring anti-patent sentiment should consider the open-source patenting strategy to ensure that the collaborative innovation network can continue. They should also consider collaborating with other actors within the network to have a competitive position in the market. Originality/value To the authors’ knowledge, this paper is the first to conduct an empirical study with organizations currently using the blockchain technology to understand patenting strategies used for blockchain.

Developing a Dynamic and Responsive Online Learning Environment

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Buchan
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Appropriate Technology ◽  
Online Learning Environment ◽  
System Research ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Community Source

Charles Stuart University adopted the open source software, Sakai, as the foundation for the university’s new, integrated Online Learning Environment. This study explores whether a pedagogical advantage exists in adopting such an open source learning management system. Research suggests that the community source approach to development of open source software has many inherent pedagogical advantages, but this paper examines whether this is due to the choice of open source software or simply having access to appropriate technology for learning and teaching in the 21st century. The author also addresses the challenges of the project management methodology and processes in the large-scale implementation of an open-source courseware management solution at the institutional level. Consequently, this study outlines strategies that an institution can use to harness the potential of a community source approach to software development to meet the institutional and individual user needs into the future.

Outsourcing of Community Source

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 36-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manlu Liu ◽  
Xiaobo Wu ◽  
J. Leon Zhao ◽  
Ling Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Source Model ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Multiple Partner ◽  
Software Outsourcing ◽  
Enterprise Application ◽  
Viable Solution ◽  
Project Sustainability ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Community Source

Community-based open source, or “community source”, has emerged as an innovative approach to developing open-source enterprise application software (EAS). Unlike the conventional model of in-house development, community source creates a virtual software development community that pools human, financial, and technological resources from multiple partner organizations to develop custom software solutions. The solution is available as open-source software to all end users. In this way, the community source model takes a step forward from outsourcing to third-party software vendors. By studying a real-world case of the Kuali community source project, the authors found that community source faced a number of challenges in project management, particularly in the areas of in-house staffing and project sustainability. The interview analysis further concludes that outsourcing the community source development to either domestic or foreign third-party vendors could be a viable solution. Finally, the authors propose a research framework and seven related propositions that warrant future investigation into the relationship between community source and software outsourcing.

The Impact of Project Initiators on Open Source Software Project Success

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-43
Author(s):  
Ling Wang ◽  
Jinxiao Wang
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Project Success ◽  
Software Project ◽  
Software Projects ◽  
Collective Behaviors ◽  
Collective Wisdom ◽  
Open Source Software Project ◽  
Collaborative Innovation ◽  
The Impact

This paper focuses on studying the role of open source software project initiator in affecting the OSS project success from the perspective of individual and collective behaviors. The authors collected the data from an emerging OSS hosting platform Gitee in China. This research indicates that the success mode for open source software projects in China relies a lot on the project initiators. Project initiators not only contribute codes to aid the project directly, but also use their social capital to facilitate the project success. But no full play has been given to social network's effect on mass production and collaborative innovation. The authors suggest collaborative innovation which could lead to coherence of global collective wisdom, reduced development costs, and expanded source of innovation should be the further direction for the OSS project in emerging platforms.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document