Open source software (OSS) is a social and economic phenomenon that raises fundamental
questions about the motivations of contributors to information systems development. Some …

Recently, the editors of Long Range Planning called for more phenomenon-based research.
Such research focuses on identifying and reporting on new or recent phenomena of interest …

Open source software (OSS) projects represent a new paradigm of software creation and
development based on hundreds or even thousands of developers and users organised in …

We inductively develop a model of the commercialization process for new products or
services user entrepreneurs undertake when entering an industry while drawing on …

Voluntary contributions are crucial to the success of open source software (OSS) projects.
Firms sponsoring OSS projects may face substantial challenges in soliciting such …

Access to needed resources–material, human, social‐organizational, cultural and moral–
remains a crucial link between sentiments for change and the capacity of social movements …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the current state of fabrication laboratories
(Fab Lab), an international network of digital laboratories, which provides new technological …

Open source software (OSS) and hardware (OSH) are two expressions of one broader
concept and its related movement. One of the most fundamental questions relating to these …

Recently, a large number of new innovative enterprises engaged in different competitive
markets by promoting innovation both in products and in services through open innovation …

The worldwide FabLab community is based on the idea of networking, cooperation and
open source. The availability of high-tech prototyping machines for “everyone" is a …