Open source innovation networks: exploring high and low-density models

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dc.contributor.authorFeller, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorMorgan, Lorraine
dc.contributor.authorFinnegan, Patrick
dc.contributor.funderScience Foundation Irelanden
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-08T12:39:29Z
dc.date.available2018-11-08T12:39:29Z
dc.date.issued2012-07
dc.date.updated2018-11-08T12:31:26Z
dc.description.abstractThe concept of open innovation, of which open source software is a well-cited example, has grown in popularity over the past decade. Firms engaged in open innovation leverage external knowledge to accelerate innovation and exploit innovation more effectively. One way in which firms can connect with external sources of knowledge is by participating in value networks with a multitude of external stakeholders. Nevertheless, there are few studies of open innovation value networks, with relatively little known about the characteristics that impact such networks. We seek to address this gap by exploring the networking arrangements of eight European firms that have a formal strategy around open source software (OSS). The findings reveal that firms selectively engage in two types of value networks in order to benefit from open collaboration and innovation – one a high-density network comprising a limited number of familiar partners, the other a low-density network comprising a larger number of often unknown partners. Additionally, these networks are influenced by certain characteristics such as the level of commitment, knowledge exchange, the alignment of objectives and governance.en
dc.description.sponsorshipScience Foundation Ireland (03/CE/11855 (for CSET2) to Lero, the Irish Software Engineering Research Centre (www.lero.ie))en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationMorgan, L., Feller, J. and Finnegan, P. (2012) 'Open Source Innovation Networks: Exploring High and Low-density Models', PACIS 2012: 16th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, 11-15 July Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, PACIS 2012 Proceedings, 175. Available online at: https://aisel.aisnet.org/pacis2012/175/en
dc.identifier.endpage13en
dc.identifier.journaltitlePACIS 2012 Proceedingsen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/7075
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAssociation for Information Systems (AIS)en
dc.relation.ispartofPACIS 2012: 16th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems
dc.relation.urihttps://aisel.aisnet.org/pacis2012/175/
dc.rights© Association for Information Systems 2012.en
dc.subjectInnovation networken
dc.subjectOpen innovationen
dc.subjectOpen source softwareen
dc.titleOpen source innovation networks: exploring high and low-density modelsen
dc.typeConference itemen
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