Impact of Internal Open Source Development on Reuse: Participatory Reuse in Action.

Author List: Vitharana, Padmal; King, Julie; Chapman, Helena Shih;
Journal of Management Information Systems, 2010, Volume 27, Issue 2, Page 277-304.
Adoption of open source software (OSS) principles to internal software development has gained considerable momentum. Often labeled as "internal open source" (IOS), several large firms have started to implement these programs. Research to date has mostly focused on facilitating IOS adoption. In the present research, we focus on how IOS affects reuse. Employing a qualitative case study, we examine the IOS program at IBM called "Community Source." Analyzing data gathered from multiple sources reveals that IOS adoption facilitates participatory reuse by enhancing information sharing and leveraging of broader community skills. Participatory reuse manifests itself when potential reusers participate in the entire development process leading to the creation of reusable assets. Based on data, we develop a theoretical model to illustrate how IOS affects reuse. While furthering research on IOS and reuse, the model informs managers wishing to foster participatory reuse that they are wise to adopt IOS as a vehicle to promote greater openness of the software development infrastructure for leveraging broader community skills and enhancing information sharing among projects' stakeholders.
Keywords: closed source; internal open source; open source; open source software; participatory reuse; software reuse
Algorithm:

List of Topics

#273 0.255 source open software oss development developers projects developer proprietary community success openness impact paper project associated activity phenomenon peripheral variety
#104 0.140 action research engagement principles model literature actions focus provides developed process emerging establish field build guidance known project elements insights
#61 0.119 reuse results anchoring potential strategy assets leading reusability incentives impact bias situations effect similarity existing extraction reusable improvement necessary enhancing
#117 0.108 standards interorganizational ios standardization standard systems compatibility effects cooperation firms industry benefits open interoperability key heterogeneous vertical propose vendors collective
#58 0.068 internal external audit auditing results sources closure auditors study control bridging appears integrity manager effectiveness auditor controls facilitating boundaries potential
#108 0.062 model research data results study using theoretical influence findings theory support implications test collected tested based empirical empirically context paper
#16 0.061 infrastructure information flexibility new paper technology building infrastructures flexible development human creating provide despite challenge possible resources specific advances developing