Are We Healthy? An Empirical Investigation of Social Comparison and Open Source Community Health
Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9306-3040
Advisor Information
Matt Germoprez
Location
MBSC 308
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Start Date
6-3-2020 9:00 AM
End Date
6-3-2020 10:15 AM
Abstract
Open source is a unique social construction that is experiencing ongoing and significant shifts in its relationship to technical work. The complex, organizational importance of open source software makes understanding the health of open source communities a central concern. This research uses social comparison as an organizing framework for understanding how open source participants add context to the health indicators used for socially comparing projects with one another. In this research, we perform an empirical investigation of social comparison and open source community health through engaged field research and over 30 interviews in exploring open source community health and social comparison. Through social comparison, better understanding is provided around issues of open source community health, knowing the competition, and navigating complex environments.
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Are We Healthy? An Empirical Investigation of Social Comparison and Open Source Community Health
MBSC 308
Open source is a unique social construction that is experiencing ongoing and significant shifts in its relationship to technical work. The complex, organizational importance of open source software makes understanding the health of open source communities a central concern. This research uses social comparison as an organizing framework for understanding how open source participants add context to the health indicators used for socially comparing projects with one another. In this research, we perform an empirical investigation of social comparison and open source community health through engaged field research and over 30 interviews in exploring open source community health and social comparison. Through social comparison, better understanding is provided around issues of open source community health, knowing the competition, and navigating complex environments.