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Management and virtual decentralised networks: The Linux project
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This paper examines the latest of paradigms - the Virtual Network(ed) Organisation - and whether geographically dispersed knowledge workers can virtually collaborate for a project under no central planning. Co-ordination, management and the role of knowledge arise as the central areas of focus. The Linux Project and its development model are selected as a case of analysis and the critical success factors of this organisational design are identified. The study proceeds to the formulation of a framework that can be applied to all kinds of virtual decentralised work and concludes that value creation is maximized when there is intense interaction and uninhibited sharing of information between the organisation and the surrounding community. Therefore, the potential success or failure of this organisational paradigm depends on the degree of dedication and involvement by the surrounding community.
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“Similar to Dafermos (2001), we used semi-structured interviews as they provide more detailed information of greater value than straightforward question and answer sessions, especially when the research is explorative (Dafermos, 2001).”
From Transition of governance in a mature open software source community: Evidence from the Debian case (2008) · cites this paper as Dafermos, 2001
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- Authors
- Dafermos, G. N.
- Corresponding author
- Dafermos, George N.
- Venue
- First Monday
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Libraries
- Published
- 2001-11-05
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 11
- ISSN
- 1396-0458 (ISSN-L)
- 1396-0466
- OpenAlex
- W2075752096
- Semantic Scholar
- 508b1032d96e1663b8132f4cb8f963e060749479
- Cited by
- 42
- References
- 86
- Citations by year
- 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 2
- FWCI
- 21.37
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Locations
- First Monday (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Science Applications › Open Source Software Innovations
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Knowledge Management and Sharing
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Team Dynamics and Performance
- Keywords
- open source software development, project management, geographically dispersed teams, knowledge workers, coordination, role of knowledge, organizational design, success factors, community participation, information sharing, value creation
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