A Research Agenda for Studying Open Source I: A Multi-Level Framework

This paper presents a research agenda for studying information systems using open source software A multi-level research model is developed at five discrete levels of analysis: (1) the artifact; (2) the individual; (3) the team, project, and community; (4) the organization; and (5) society. Each lev...

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Published in:Communications of the Association for Information Systems 2006, Vol.18, p.7
Main Authors: Niederman, Fred, Davis, Ashley, Greiner, Martina E., Wynn, Donald, York, Paul T.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Information systems
Open source software
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Summary:This paper presents a research agenda for studying information systems using open source software A multi-level research model is developed at five discrete levels of analysis: (1) the artifact; (2) the individual; (3) the team, project, and community; (4) the organization; and (5) society. Each level is discussed in terms of key issues within the level. Examples are based on prior research. In a companion paper, [Niederman, et al 2006], we view the agenda through the lens of referent discipline theories.
ISSN:1529-3181
1529-3181
DOI:10.17705/1CAIS.01807