A Literature Review for Open Source Software Studies

In this work, we provided a comprehensive literature review of prior studies about OSS (open source software). In particular, we categorized those articles into three streams based on their research topics. In addition, the assessments of OSS success are also summarized. The future agenda and potential research gap are given in the end of the article.

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[2]  Chandrasekar Subramaniam,et al.  Determinants of open source software project success: A longitudinal study , 2009, Decis. Support Syst..

[3]  Alessandro Lomi,et al.  Dynamic Models of Affiliation and the Network Structure of Problem Solving in an Open Source Software Project , 2012 .

[4]  Sandra Slaughter,et al.  Understanding the Motivations, Participation, and Performance of Open Source Software Developers: A Longitudinal Study of the Apache Projects , 2006, Manag. Sci..

[5]  James H. Gerlach,et al.  An empirical analysis of open source software developers' motivations and continuance intentions , 2007, Inf. Manag..

[6]  Yuan Long,et al.  Social Network Structures in Open Source Software Development Teams , 2007, J. Database Manag..

[7]  Kevin Crowston,et al.  Defining Open Source Software Project Success , 2003, ICIS.

[8]  Yan Li,et al.  Leadership characteristics and developers' motivation in open source software development , 2012, Inf. Manag..

[9]  Sonali K. Shah.  Motivation, Governance, and the Viability of Hybrid Forms in Open Source Software Development , 2006, Manag. Sci..

[10]  Param Vir Singh,et al.  Network Effects: The Influence of Structural Capital on Open Source Project Success , 2011, MIS Q..

[11]  Sharad Borle,et al.  Open source software success: Measures and analysis , 2012, Decis. Support Syst..

[12]  Gary L. Lilien,et al.  Location, Location, Location: How Network Embeddedness Affects Project Success in Open Source Systems , 2006, Manag. Sci..

[13]  Karim R. Lakhani,et al.  Why Hackers Do What They Do: Understanding Motivation and Effort in Free/Open Source Software Projects , 2003 .

[14]  Wen Wen,et al.  Research Note - The Impact of Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement on Open Source Software Project Success , 2013, Inf. Syst. Res..

[15]  Brian Fitzgerald,et al.  The Transformation of Open Source Software , 2006, MIS Q..

[16]  Audris Mockus,et al.  What make long term contributors: Willingness and opportunity in OSS community , 2012, 2012 34th International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE).

[17]  Ioannis Stamelos,et al.  Identifying knowledge brokers that yield software engineering knowledge in OSS projects , 2006, Inf. Softw. Technol..

[18]  Param Vir Singh,et al.  The small-world effect , 2010, ACM Trans. Softw. Eng. Methodol..

[19]  Param Vir Singh,et al.  Developer Heterogeneity and Formation of Communication Networks in Open Source Software Projects , 2011, J. Manag. Inf. Syst..

[20]  Beth A. Bechky,et al.  The Emergence of Governance in an Open Source Community , 2007 .

[21]  Eric A. von Hippel,et al.  How Open Source Software Works: 'Free' User-to-User Assistance? , 2000 .

[22]  Sebastian Spaeth,et al.  Code Reuse in Open Source Software , 2008, Manag. Sci..

[23]  E. Deci,et al.  Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being. , 2000, The American psychologist.

[24]  Chen Zhang,et al.  Emergence of New Project Teams from Open Source Software Developer Networks: Impact of Prior Collaboration Ties , 2008, Inf. Syst. Res..

[25]  Sebastian Spaeth,et al.  Collective Action And Communal Resources in Open Source Software Development: The Case of Freenet , 2003 .

[26]  Guido Hertel,et al.  Motivation of software developers in Open Source projects: an Internet-based survey of contributors to the Linux kernel , 2003 .

[27]  Georg von Krogh,et al.  The Promise of Research on Open Source Software , 2006, Manag. Sci..