Open source software production is a successful new production model in which a public good is voluntarily provided. We argue that by studying this new production model we gain valuable insightfor organization theory beyond software production.(...)

In this paper explores the conditions favorable to user innovationnetworks are often present in the economy.

This paper presents first results from research into open source projects from a software engineering perspective. The research methodology employed relies on public data retrieved from the CVS-repository of the GNOME project and relevant discussion groups.(...)

Modellgetriebene Softwareentwicklung MDSD mit Open Source Werkzeugen ist eine neue Ent-wicklung im Softwareengineering. Erfahrene IT Spezialisten erinnern sich an die CASE Euphorieder 90er Jahre. Die Argumentation der Verfechter beider Techniken ist ähnlich.[...]

SAP bietet mit der Komponente PI eine Enterprise Application Integration-Plattform, die als Umsetzung einer Service Orientierten Architektur verstanden werden kann.SAP und Nicht-SAP Systeme werden über Nachrichten miteinander verbunden. Dabei könnenunterschiedliche Nachrichtenformate mit...

Unter modellgetriebener Software Entwicklung (sieheMDSD (Bettin, 2004), (Stahl u. a., 2006))werden Vorgehensmodelle verstanden, bei denen Software nicht primär in einer universellen Programmiersprachewie Java, C++, C# oder Smalltalk entwickelt wird, sondern bei der...

The link between firms engaging in open source software (OSS) development and the OSScommunity is established by individual developers. This linkage might entail a principalagentissue due to the developer’s double allegiance to firm and OSS community, and exposethe firm to the risk of losing...

This paper provides a quantitative study (N = 268) of patterns of free revealing offirm-developed innovations within embedded Linux, a type of open source software (OSS). Ifind that firms, without being obliged to do so, contribute many of their own developmentsback to public embedded Linux...

An important and intriguing aspect of e-entrepreneurship is theformation of new ventures in the domain of open source software (OSS).Previous research on these ventures has primarily looked at the design ofbusiness models. The purpose of this paper is to explore how three keychallenges of...

The Internet has spurred a phenomenal growth of virtual communities (VC). VCs can range fromsimple information exchange based forums to more complex networks supporting new productdevelopment. For example, communities of interest based forums such as investment-relatedVirtual Communities bring...