ABSTRACT
Open Source Innovation (OSI) has gained considerable momentum within the last years. Academic and management practice interest grows as more and more end-users consider and even participate in Open Source product development like Linux, Android, or Wikipedia.
Open Source Innovation: Phenomenon, Participant Behaviour, Impact brings together rigorous academic research and business importance in scrutinizing OCI from three perspectives: The Phenomenon, Participants' Behavior, and Business Implications. The first section introduces OCI artefacts, including who is participating and why, and provides a systematic overview of the literature. The second section stresses the behaviour of participants, highlighting participation progression, community selection, user entrepreneurship and fair behaviour, and answering key questions like how to manage governance rules, openness and community design aspects. The third explores the impact and implications of OSI for firms and economies by evaluating business models, uncovering opportunities for firms to interact with communities, and presenting value capture mechanisms.
Open Source Innovation provides a full picture of the movement to help readers understand and engage with OSI from the micro perspective of individuals, to the community, to the macro perspective of firms and economies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Section 1|112 pages
The Phenomenon
chapter 1|24 pages
What Is Open Source Innovation?
chapter 3|19 pages
Diversity of Participants in Open Source Projects
chapter 4|32 pages
The Rise and Fall of Interdisciplinary Research
part Section 2|100 pages
Participant's Behavior
chapter 5|22 pages
Community Joining, Progressing and Leaving
chapter 6|28 pages
Joining Open Source Communities under Alternatives
chapter 7|28 pages
Exogenous vs. Endogenous Governance in Innovation Communities
part Section 3|90 pages
Business Implications