Perspectives on Free and Open Source Software

By J. Feller, Brian Fitzgerald, S. Hissam, Karim R. Lakhani. 2005

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Platform Rules: Multi-Sided Platforms as Regulators (2008, unknown): “We do not in this paper extend the analysis to highly socialized contexts, as in open source communities (Feller et al. 2007).”
Open Platform Strategies and Innovation: Granting Access vs. Devolving Control (2010, background): “Thus, in addition to rivalry and profit-seeking, open community processes can be shaped by norms, pro-social behavior , signaling and non-pecuniary interests (Boudreau and Lakhani 2009, Feller et al. 2005, Lerner and Tirole 2002, Roberts et al. 2006).”
The Value of Crowdsourcing: Can Users Really Compete with Professionals in Generating New Product Ideas? (2012, background): “More generally, the more competence and experience inventors possess, the higher the expected quality of their solutions will be (e.g., Larkin et al. 1980, Weisberg 1993, Magee 2005).”