| Organization in Open Source Communities: At the Crossroads of the Gift and Market Economies Contributor(s): Berdou, Evangelia (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138977683 ISBN-13: 9781138977686 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $60.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - General - Business & Economics | E-commerce - General (see Also Computers - Electronic Commerce) - Computers | Information Technology |
| Dewey: 338.6 |
| Series: Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technolog |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 6" W x 9" (0.50 lbs) 164 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book contributes new insights into the organization of free/open source (F/OS) software communities by examining the links between learning, division of labour and commercialization, demonstrating the need for a synthesis of work on both community organization and cooperation to understand F/OS community dynamics. These aspects are examined in the light of detailed case studies of the GNOME and KDE projects. This book offers an innovative theoretical framework, a critical assessment of various methodologies for examining the organisation of F/OS communities, and a typology of commercial involvement in F/OS. The analysis reveals the diversity and evolution of F/OS communities and their connections with other socio-economic networks and institutional practices. The insights afforded by the book have implications for future research and the design and implementation of open source efforts. |
