Publication Type
Conference Proceeding Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
8-2005
Abstract
Open source software (OSS) has drawn increasing attention from both practitioners and researchers in recent years. However, few empirical studies have investigated the interaction process of OSS teams during OSS development. This research has two primary objectives. The first is to study the social structure of OSS teams. The second is to investigate the factors impacting the social structure of OSS teams as well as the effects of the social structure on OSS performance. Based on the social structure and social network theory, and group-related theories, this paper first presented a general research framework, then discussed research methodology, and finally describes a two-phase study plan. By exploring the relationships between group characteristics, social network, and OSS performance, the study contributes to the enhancement of knowledge on OSS development from the social structure perspective.
Keywords
Open Source Software (OSS), social network, social structure, social interaction, social network analysis, group theory
Discipline
Databases and Information Systems | Software Engineering
Research Areas
Information Systems and Management
Areas of Excellence
Digital transformation
Publication
Proceedings of the Eleventh Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2005), Omaha, Nebraska, USA, August 11-14
First Page
3049
Last Page
3053
Publisher
AMCIS
City or Country
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Citation
LONG, Y. and SIAU, Keng.
Impact on open source software performance: A view from social structure. (2005). Proceedings of the Eleventh Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2005), Omaha, Nebraska, USA, August 11-14. 3049-3053.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/9450
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