Motivations in Open Source Software Communities: The Mediating Role of Effort Intensity and Goal Commitment
Motivations in Open Source Software Communities: The Mediating Role of Effort Intensity and Goal Commitment
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DOI：
10.2753/jec1086-4415130403
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发表时间：
2009-07
影响因子：
5
通讯作者：
Weiling Ke;Ping Zhang
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作者：
Weiling Ke;Ping Zhang
作为一种基于社区的创新，开源软件（OSS）开发现象受到了研究者和实践者的极大关注。了解影响开放源码软件项目参与者的参与和贡献的因素，对于促进项目的成功具有重要意义。本研究探讨动机对OSS项目参与者绩效的影响。例如，努力强度和目标承诺）之间的关系，调解频谱的动机和个人业绩。该研究模型得到了204个开放源码软件项目参与者的调查数据的支持。最后讨论了该模型的理论贡献和管理意义。
As a community-based innovation, the open source software (OSS) development phenomenon has received great attention from researchers and practitioners. Understanding the factors that affect the involvement and contributions of participants in OSS projects is of significance to facilitate project success. This paper investigates the effects of motivation on participant performance in OSS projects, drawing upon self-determination theory to examine how task effort (i. e., effort intensity and goal commitment) mediates the relationships between a spectrum of motivations and individual performance. The research model is supported by survey data from 204 participants in OSS projects. The theoretical contributions and managerial implications are discussed.