Joining Decisions in Open Collaborative Innovation Communities

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

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3. Open Source Innovation

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4. Theoretical Foundation

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5. Research Model and Hypotheses

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6. Methodological Design and Empirical Approach

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7. Empirical Evidence and Measurement Results

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8. Interpretation and Discussion of Empirical Measures

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9. Contributions and Implications

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10. Conclusion

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11. Back Matter

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Daniel Ehls analyzes the impact of contextual factors on attracting volunteers into open initiatives. He answers challenging questions like why do users join one community over another and what are attractive conditions for user and open innovation With a discrete choice experiment, Daniel Ehls identifies openness trade-offs and joining preferences contingent on access, usage and sponsorship. Also, he reveals causes of taste heterogeneity and shows how context and personality determine joining decisions. Management insights target organizational behavior, e.g. how the governance structure affects user actions, and competitive strategy, e.g. how to source external distributed knowledge.

•  Innovation Management
•  Joining
•  Open Innovation
•  Open Source
•  User Behavior

• Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg, Hamburg, Germany

  Daniel Ehls

Daniel Ehls studied Technology Management and worked as a management consultant before he gained his doctorate degree while working with Prof. Dr. Cornelius Herstatt at the Institute of Technology and Innovation Management, where he is now a postdoctoral researcher.

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