Knowledge Unchained or Strategically Overseen? Knowledge Management in Open Source Software Projects

dc.contributor.authorRiembauer, Stefan
dc.contributor.authorHornung, Olivia
dc.contributor.authorSmolnik, Stefan
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-04T08:13:12Z
dc.date.available2020-01-04T08:13:12Z
dc.date.issued2020-01-07
dc.description.abstractThe term “open source software” was formally introduced in the early 2000s to describe source code which are available to the public to be used and modified by anyone. Like any innovative idea attaining a certain maturity level, open source communities have reached a degree of formalization in their structures and practices. This also holds for knowledge management and its related measures in open source communities. Therefore, we investigate the patterns and structures in communication and collaboration of the currently most successful open source software projects through a case study approach. Herewith, we reveal how the different knowledge management aspects are practiced in these internet communities. Due to the projects’ success, we identify similarities as good practices and derive practical recommendations for action for other open source communities as well as research opportunities regarding knowledge management in open source software projects.
dc.format.extent10 pages
dc.identifier.doi10.24251/HICSS.2020.615
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-9981331-3-3
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/64357
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectValue, Success and Performance Measurements of Knowledge, Innovation and Entrepreneurial Systems
dc.subjectbest practice
dc.subjectcase study
dc.subjectcommunities
dc.subjectknowledge management
dc.subjectopen source software
dc.titleKnowledge Unchained or Strategically Overseen? Knowledge Management in Open Source Software Projects
dc.typeConference Paper
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