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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Theoretical foundation
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Qualitative empirical study
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Quantitative empirical study
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Discussion & conclusion
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Back Matter
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About this book
Firms have discovered that open source (OS) communities can be valuable
sources of innovation. However, the access for firms to these communities
turned to be intricate. One proven way of how firms can enter OS communities is via their personnel (“men on the inside”). Focusing on firmsponsored OS communities, Viktor Lee detects the specific functions of
MOI and how these individuals influence the community network by applying a comparative case study of two OSS firms. A netnographic and social network analysis of the community interactions of over 12,000 individuals was conducted. He concludes that firms can succeed in integrating a community into the firm’s development process with the help of the MOI.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: How Firms Can Strategically Influence Open Source Communities
Book Subtitle: The Employment of 'Men on the Inside'
Authors: Viktor Lee
Series Title: Forschungs-/Entwicklungs-/Innovations-Management
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8349-7140-1
Publisher: Gabler Verlag Wiesbaden
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: Gabler Verlag | Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-8349-3387-4Published: 14 November 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-3-8349-7140-1Published: 14 February 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 193
Number of Illustrations: 45 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: Innovation/Technology Management