Informal control in open source projects: an empirical assessment
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Paper/Presentation Title | Informal control in open source projects: an empirical assessment |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Basnet, Prajwal (Author) and Lane, Michael S. (Author) |
Editors | Campbell, Bruce, Underwood, Jim and Bunker, Deborah |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 16th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2005) |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | 2005 |
Place of Publication | Sydney, Australia |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://aisel.aisnet.org/acis2005/47 |
Web Address (URL) of Conference Proceedings | https://aisel.aisnet.org/acis2005/ |
Conference/Event | 16th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2005) |
Event Details | 16th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2005) Parent Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS) Delivery In person Event Date 30 Nov 2005 to end of 02 Dec 2005 Event Location Manly, Australia |
Abstract | Control of open source projects is problematic because of the very nature and ideology of the open source paradigm. In contrast to commercial software projects, there are no formal control mechanisms in place and participation is generally voluntary in open source projects. However, despite this apparent lack of control of the project, open source software development has become a viable and cost effective way of developing high quality software. This paper reports on a quantitative study which tested the impact of informal control on the effectiveness of the core group of software developers in open source projects. The findings indicate that clan control and self control impact positively on the various dimensions of the group effectiveness of the core group of software developers in open source projects. |
Keywords | open source projects; informal control; clan control; self control; group effectiveness; project output; group cohesion; benefits to group members |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 461299. Software engineering not elsewhere classified |
500107. Professional ethics | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Information Systems |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9x8v7/informal-control-in-open-source-projects-an-empirical-assessment
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