Jan Bierwald presents the individual behavior of members in Online Innovation Communities, in which thousands of users contribute voluntarily to a jointly developed outcome. The individual member behavior is explored by conducting a detailed content analysis of more than 7,300 mails. His study...

Im Mittelpunkt des Wissensmanagements steht die Fähigkeit, individuelles Wissen nutzbar zu machen, um Organisationsziele zu erreichen. Gelingt es, exzellente Problemlösungen zu identifizieren und in kurzer Zeit innerhalb einer Organisation zu transferieren, lässt sich deren...

The reuse of existing code through their software developers is critical for firms to ensure efficient development of high-quality software. A recent facet of this topic is the increasing importance of reusing open source code which is often available free of charge via download from the...