Motivations in OSS Communities: The Mediating Role of Effort Intensity and Goal Commitment
Year: 2009
Type: preprint
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: 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 signifi cance 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.
Source: SSRN Electronic Journal
Authors: Ping Zhang, Weiling Ke
Institutions: Syracuse University, Clarkson University
Language: English
Subfield: Computer Science Applications
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2248396572