Effective work practices for software engineering: Free/libre open source software development

Kevin Crowston, Hala Annabi, James Howison, Chengetai Masango

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Abstract

We review the literature on Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) development and on software development, distributed work and teams more generally to develop a theoretical model to explain the performance of FLOSS teams. The proposed model is based on Hackman's [34] model of effectiveness of work teams, with coordination theory [52] and collective mind [79] to extend Hackman's model by elaborating team practices relevant to effectiveness in software development. We propose a set of propositions to guide further research.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationWISER 2004 - ACM Workshop on Interdisciplinary Software Engineering Research
Pages18-26
Number of pages9
StatePublished - 2004
EventWISER 2004 - ACM Workshop on Interdisciplinary Software Engineering Research - Newport Beach, CA, United States
Duration: Nov 5 2004Nov 5 2004

Publication series

NameWISER 2004 - ACM Workshop on Interdisciplinary Software Engineering Research

Other

OtherWISER 2004 - ACM Workshop on Interdisciplinary Software Engineering Research
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNewport Beach, CA
Period11/5/0411/5/04

Keywords

  • Collective mind theory
  • Coordination theory
  • Free and open source software
  • Team effectiveness

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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