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Open Source Product Development

The Meaning and Relevance of Openness

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  • © 2011

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  1. Kerstin Balka
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Part of the book series: Forschungs-/Entwicklungs-/Innovations-Management (FEIM)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVIII
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  2. Focus and scope

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

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      Pages 3-8

    3. Definition of terms

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      Pages 9-10

  3. Theoretical and methodological foundation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
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    2. Perspectives from prior literature

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      Pages 13-31

    3. Research design and methodology

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      Pages 33-48

  4. On the variety of open design

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 49-49
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    2. Study 1: The open design landscape

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      Pages 51-66

    3. Study 2: Open design of tangible goods – A comparative case study

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      Pages 67-78

    4. Intermediate conclusions and implications for proceeding

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      Pages 79-86

  5. On openness in open design

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87
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    2. Survey approach

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      Pages 89-100

    3. Study 3: The meaning of openness is not trivial

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      Pages 101-107

    4. Study 4: How openness impacts developer’s satisfaction and their contribution

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      Pages 109-129

  6. Integration of findings

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
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    2. Discussion of findings

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      Pages 133-141

    3. Conclusions

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      Pages 143-148

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 149-196
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About this book

Open source software development has received considerable scholarly attention, much of which is based on the presumption that the ‘open source model’ holds some lessons of broader applicability. Kerstin Balka focuses on the open source development of tangible objects, so-called open design. To explore the landscape and mechanisms of open design, she presents a comprehensive study of 104 projects and an in-depth case study of six projects. The subsequent quantitative study explores openness as a gradual and multi-dimensional concept showing that companies can successfully implement strategies of partial openness to safeguard value capture without alienating their developer community.

About the author

Kerstin Balka obtained her doctorate with Prof. Cornelius Herstatt at the Institute for Technology and Innovation Management at the Hamburg University of Technology.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Open Source Product Development

  • Book Subtitle: The Meaning and Relevance of Openness

  • Authors: Kerstin Balka

  • Series Title: Forschungs-/Entwicklungs-/Innovations-Management

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8349-6949-1

  • Publisher: Gabler Verlag Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Gabler Verlag | Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, Wiesbaden 2011

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-8349-3153-5Published: 16 August 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-8349-6949-1Published: 16 August 2011

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 196

  • Number of Illustrations: 30 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Innovation/Technology Management

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