Open collaboration

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Open Collaboration is a pattern of collaboration, innovation, and production. It was observed prominently in open source software, but can also be found in many other instances, such as in internet forums,[1] mailing lists[2] and internet communities.[3] Open Collaboration is also thought to be the operating principle underlining a gamut of diverse ventures, including BitCoin, TEDx, and Wikiepdia.[4]

Open collaboration is defined as "any system of innovation or production that relies on goal-oriented yet loosely coordinated participants, who interact to create a product (or service) of economic value, which they make available to contributors and non-contributors alike".[5] It is the pattern of innovation and production underlying Peer Production, Mass Collaboration, and Wikinomics. It also explains some instances of Crowdsourcing, Collaborative Consumption, and Open Innovation.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Lakhani, K. R., & von Hippel, E. (2003). How Open Source Software Works: Free User to User Assistance. Research Policy, 32, 923–943
  2. ↑ Jarvenpaa, S. L., & Majchrzak, A. (2008). Knowledge Collaboration Among Professionals Protecting National Security: Role of Transactive Memories in Ego-Centered Knowledge Networks. Organization Science, 19(2), 260-276
  3. ↑ Faraj, S., Jarvenpaa, S. L., & Majchrzak, A. (2011). Knowledge Collaboration in Online Communities. Organization Science, 22(5), 1224-1239
  4. ↑ http://www.kurzweilai.net/open-collaboration-leading-to-novel-organizations
  5. ↑ Levine, S. S., & Prietula, M. J. (2013). Open Collaboration for Innovation: Principles and Performance. Organization Science, 131230050407004. doi: 10.1287/orsc.2013.0872 http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1096442
  6. ↑ Levine, S. S., & Prietula, M. J. (2012). Where Can Open Collaboration Thrive? A Model of Performance. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, 1(January). doi: 10.5465/AMBPP.2012.309 http://proceedings.aom.org/content/2012/1/1.89.short?related-urls=yes&legid=amproc;2012/1/1-cj
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