作者:Spaeth, Sebastian; von Krogh, Georg; He, Fang
作者单位:University of Hamburg; Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain; ETH Zurich
摘要:Voluntary contributions are crucial to the success of open source software (OSS) projects. Firms sponsoring OSS projects may face substantial challenges in soliciting such contributions, since volunteer participants are neither regulated by an employment contract nor offered financial incentives. Although prior work has shown the positive impact of motivation on the effort expended by volunteer participants, there is limited understanding of how specific firm attributes shape volunteers' intri...
作者:Wayne Gregory, Robert; Keil, Mark; Muntermann, Jan; Mahring, Magnus
作者单位:University of Navarra; IESE Business School; University System of Georgia; Georgia State University; University of Gottingen; Stockholm School of Economics
摘要:Though information technology (IT) transformation programs are gaining in importance, we know little about the nature of the challenges involved in such programs and how to manage them. Using grounded theory methodology, we conducted a multiyear case study of a large IT transformation program in a major commercial bank, during which we encountered the interrelated themes of paradoxes and ambidexterity. Grounded in our case, we construct a substantive theory of ambidexterity in IT transformatio...