Collective Development in Open-Source Communities: An Activity Theoretical Perspective on Successful Online Collaboration
Abstract
Online collaboration is often organized without strong predetermined rules or central authority, which is why coordination and ways of organizing cooperation become crucial elements of collaboration. This article investigates how online projects can overcome problems of dispersed work, solve inherent contradictions and utilize tensions in the activity system to develop collaborative artefacts and practices. Empirical evidence is based on a...
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Title
Collective Development in Open-Source Communities: An Activity Theoretical Perspective on Successful Online Collaboration
Published Date
Sep 1, 2009
Journal
Volume
30
Issue
9
Pages
987 - 1008
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