Social dynamics of FLOSS team communication across channels

Andrea Wiggins; James Howison; Kevin Crowston

doi:10.1007/978-0-387-09684-1_11

Social dynamics of FLOSS team communication across channels

Andrea Wiggins, James Howison, Kevin Crowston

School of Information Studies

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Abstract

This paper extends prior investigation into the social dynamics of free and open source (FLOSS) teams by examining the methodological questions arising from research using social network analysis on open source projects. We evaluate the validity of data sampling by examining dynamics of communication centralization, which vary across multiple communication channels. We also introduce a method for intensity-based smoothing in dynamic social network analysis.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Open Source Development, Communities and Quality
Subtitle of host publication	IFIP 20th World Computer Congress, Working Group 2.3 on Open Source Software
Editors	Barbara Russo, Giancarlo Succi, Ernesto Damiani, Scott Hissam, Björn Lundell
Pages	131-142
Number of pages	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09684-1_11
State	Published - 2008

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Name	IFIP International Federation for Information Processing
Volume	275
ISSN (Print)	1571-5736

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Information Systems and Management

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Wiggins, A., Howison, J., & Crowston, K. (2008). Social dynamics of FLOSS team communication across channels. In B. Russo, G. Succi, E. Damiani, S. Hissam, & B. Lundell (Eds.), Open Source Development, Communities and Quality: IFIP 20th World Computer Congress, Working Group 2.3 on Open Source Software (pp. 131-142). (IFIP International Federation for Information Processing; Vol. 275). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09684-1_11

Social dynamics of FLOSS team communication across channels. / Wiggins, Andrea; Howison, James; Crowston, Kevin.
Open Source Development, Communities and Quality: IFIP 20th World Computer Congress, Working Group 2.3 on Open Source Software. ed. / Barbara Russo; Giancarlo Succi; Ernesto Damiani; Scott Hissam; Björn Lundell. 2008. p. 131-142 (IFIP International Federation for Information Processing; Vol. 275).

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Wiggins, A, Howison, J & Crowston, K 2008, Social dynamics of FLOSS team communication across channels. in B Russo, G Succi, E Damiani, S Hissam & B Lundell (eds), Open Source Development, Communities and Quality: IFIP 20th World Computer Congress, Working Group 2.3 on Open Source Software. IFIP International Federation for Information Processing, vol. 275, pp. 131-142. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09684-1_11

Wiggins A, Howison J, Crowston K. Social dynamics of FLOSS team communication across channels. In Russo B, Succi G, Damiani E, Hissam S, Lundell B, editors, Open Source Development, Communities and Quality: IFIP 20th World Computer Congress, Working Group 2.3 on Open Source Software. 2008. p. 131-142. (IFIP International Federation for Information Processing). doi: 10.1007/978-0-387-09684-1_11

Wiggins, Andrea ; Howison, James ; Crowston, Kevin. / Social dynamics of FLOSS team communication across channels. Open Source Development, Communities and Quality: IFIP 20th World Computer Congress, Working Group 2.3 on Open Source Software. editor / Barbara Russo ; Giancarlo Succi ; Ernesto Damiani ; Scott Hissam ; Björn Lundell. 2008. pp. 131-142 (IFIP International Federation for Information Processing).

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