{"id":158,"date":"2010-01-26T19:49:31","date_gmt":"2010-01-26T23:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/seminars\/?p=158"},"modified":"2010-01-26T19:55:59","modified_gmt":"2010-01-26T23:55:59","slug":"molly-wasko-to-speak-on-network-governance-in-open-source-software-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/seminars\/molly-wasko-to-speak-on-network-governance-in-open-source-software-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Molly Wasko to speak on Network Governance in Open Source Software Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Network Governance in Open Source Software Development<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cob.fsu.edu\/faculty\/display_faculty_info.cfm?pID=305\">Molly Wasko<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Associate Professor, Department of Management<br \/>\n College of Business, Florida State University<\/p>\n<p>January 29, 2010<\/p>\n<p>Alter Hall 405, 1000am \u2013 1130am<\/p>\n<p>Abstract<\/p>\n<p>Open  source software (OSS) development projects are typically comprised of  a network of volunteers bound together by social structures rather than  contractual obligations.\u00a0 Understanding how OSS projects engage  in self-governance, by relying on social influences to coordinate the  efforts of individuals through technology-enabled network forms of organization,  has become increasingly important for organizations seeking to make  sense of the future of knowledge-intensive work.\u00a0 Based on the  theoretical framework of network governance, this study examines 1)  whether social controls and trust influence coordination and conflict  management among open source software project members, and 2) whether  coordination and conflict management affect project success.\u00a0 Using  survey, social network and objective data from 39 open source projects,  this study empirically tests a path model examining 1) the influence  of structural embeddedness (the centralization and density of the discussion  forum communication network) on the development of social controls (restricting  access to the development team, the use of collective sanctions and  concern about individual reputation) and on the development of relational  ties between network members (trust); 2) the impact of social controls  and trust on the project\u2019s coordination (expertise and project) and  conflict management; and 3) the influence of coordination and conflict  management on project success.\u00a0 The results indicate that higher  levels of density in the communication network predict greater concerns  about individual reputation in the network.\u00a0 Contrary to expectations,  higher network density is related to less restricted access to the development  team, and network centralization has a negative relationship with concern  about reputation.\u00a0 Restricted access, concern about reputation,  and trust lead to better coordination.\u00a0 The results also provide  evidence that better coordination enhances project success, but not  the ability to manage conflict within the project.<\/p>\n<p>For a copy of the full paper, <a href=\"http:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/seminars\/files\/2010\/01\/Network-Governance-in-Open-Source-Software-Development-Molly-Wasko.doc\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Network Governance in Open Source Software Development Molly Wasko Associate Professor, Department of Management College of Business, Florida State University January 29, 2010 Alter Hall 405, 1000am \u2013 1130am Abstract Open source software (OSS) development projects are typically comprised of a network of volunteers bound together by social structures rather than contractual obligations.\u00a0 Understanding how [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[829,830,831,832],"class_list":{"0":"post-158","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-uncategorized","7":"tag-florida-state-univ","8":"tag-molly-wasko","9":"tag-network-structure","10":"tag-open-source","11":"entry"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/seminars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/seminars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/seminars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/seminars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/seminars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/seminars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/seminars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/seminars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/seminars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}