Joining Decisions in Open Collaborative Innovation Communities
A Discrete Choice Study
Published on 12. November 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
XVIII, 236 pages
978-3-658-04063-5 (ISBN)
Description
Daniel Ehls analyzes the impact of contextual factors on attracting volunteers into open initiatives. He answers challenging questions like why do users join one community over another and what are attractive conditions for user and open innovation With a discrete choice experiment, Daniel Ehls identifies openness trade-offs and joining preferences contingent on access, usage and sponsorship. Also, he reveals causes of taste heterogeneity and shows how context and personality determine joining decisions. Management insights target organizational behavior, e.g. how the governance structure affects user actions, and competitive strategy, e.g. how to source external distributed knowledge.
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Series
Edition
2014
Language
English
Place of publication
Wiesbaden
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
29 s/w Abbildungen
XVIII, 236 p. 29 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 148 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
336 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-658-04063-5 (9783658040635)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-658-04064-2
Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions
E-Book
10/2013
1st Edition
Springer Gabler
€53.49
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Person
Daniel Ehls studied Technology Management and worked as a management consultant before he gained his doctorate degree while working with Prof. Dr. Cornelius Herstatt at the Institute of Technology and Innovation Management, where he is now a postdoctoral researcher.
Content
Attracting Members in Open Institutions and Communities.- User Behavior, Volunteering, and Individual Traits.- Open Innovation, Open Source, and User Innovation.- Organizational Design, Community Optimization, Fostering Collaboration.