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Liu M, Wu X, Zhao JL, Zhu L. Outsourcing of Community Source. JOURNAL OF GLOBAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 2010. [DOI: 10.4018/jgim.2010100103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Community-based open source, or “community source”, has emerged as an innovative approach to developing open-source enterprise application software (EAS). Unlike the conventional model of in-house development, community source creates a virtual software development community that pools human, financial, and technological resources from multiple partner organizations to develop custom software solutions. The solution is available as open-source software to all end users. In this way, the community source model takes a step forward from outsourcing to third-party software vendors. By studying a real-world case of the Kuali community source project, the authors found that community source faced a number of challenges in project management, particularly in the areas of in-house staffing and project sustainability. The interview analysis further concludes that outsourcing the community source development to either domestic or foreign third-party vendors could be a viable solution. Finally, the authors propose a research framework and seven related propositions that warrant future investigation into the relationship between community source and software outsourcing.
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Affiliation(s)
- Manlu Liu
- Zhejiang University, China and Rochester Institute of Technology, USA
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Westner M, Strahringer S. Determinants of success in IS offshoring projects: Results from an empirical study of German companies. INFORMATION & MANAGEMENT 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2010.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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