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dc.contributor.authorGhapanchi, Amir Hossein
dc.contributor.authorWohlin, Claes
dc.contributor.authorAurum, Aybuke
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T16:08:12Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T16:08:12Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.date.modified2013-11-12T23:05:59Z
dc.identifier.issn02637863
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ijproman.2013.03.002
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/54286
dc.description.abstractOpen Source Software (OSS) is an important asset in today's software-intensive society. The success of OSS projects is highly dependent on a number of factors. These factors must be understood and managed as an OSS project progresses. Thus, project management of an OSS project has a decisive role in ensuring the success of its software. The objective of the research is to increase the understanding of the resources affecting the competitiveness of OSS projects. Herewith, the responsiveness of OSS projects to users' needs is assessed via an investigation of the defect-fixing process. A Resource-Based View of the firm (RBV) is used to build theoretical justifications for a set of hypotheses proposed in this study. Data gathered from 427 OSS projects confirmed that developers' interest in and users' contribution to the project as well as frequently updating and releasing the software affect the project's ability to gain competitive advantage through effective defect-fixing. It is also shown that OSS projects that are more popular and have a higher level of organizational communication than others are more likely to gain competitive advantage through effective defect-fixing. Finally, implications of the results for practitioners and the research community are presented.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto12
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInternational Journal of Project Management
dc.relation.ispartofvolume32
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchInformation Systems Management
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBuilt Environment and Design
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCommerce, Management, Tourism and Services
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode080609
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode12
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode15
dc.titleResources contributing to gaining competitive advantage for open source software projects: An application of resource-based theory
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, School of Information and Communication Technology
gro.date.issued2013
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorGhapanchi, Amir Hossein H.


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