TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– To reframe analysis of the open source software (OSS) phenomenon from an AQAL perspectiveDesign/methodology/approach– The approach is a review of current research thinking and application of the AQAL framework to suggest resolution of polarizations.Findings– The authors find that AQAL is valuable as an integrating framework allowing a more holistic understanding of the complex economic, social and cultural characteristics of open source communities.Originality/value– The original value of this paper is to link, within the AQAL framework, current parallel streams of OSS research, the traditional economic and the social and anthropological, by introducing considerations of psychological contract and intrinsic motivation.
VL  - 18
IS  - 3
SN  - 0953-4814
DO  - 10.1108/09534810510599416
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/09534810510599416
AU  - Millar Carla C.J.M.
AU  - Ju Choi Chong
AU  - Russell Edward T.
AU  - Kim Jai‐Boem
ED  - Nancy E. Landrum
ED  - Jim Paul
PY  - 2005
Y1  - 2005/01/01
TI  - Open source communities: an integrally informed approach
T2  - Journal of Organizational Change Management
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 259
EP  - 268
Y2  - 2024/05/09
ER  -