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Open Source Software Governance: Towards a Link to the Business World

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Co-creating for Context in the Transfer and Diffusion of IT (TDIT 2022)

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In this article, we argue that the lack of theoretical definition in the literature related to open-source governance opens the floor for multiple possibilities to define it. Therefore, the existence of a baseline to refer to a robust governance solution is deemed crucial. We posit that defining vertical product domains as a benchmark to measure governance solutions robustness helps in theory advancement in governance literature. The creation of vertical product domains is the output of successful open-source projects due to the transformation of open sourcing. We develop a conceptual understanding to precisely define the vertical domains in open-source projects and future agenda for open source governance theory advancement.

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  1. The School of Business, Department of Management Information Systems, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

    Hazar Y. Hmoud

  2. The School of Business Department of Marketing, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

    Zainah Qasem

  3. The School of Business, Department of Marketing, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

    Dao’s Hajawi

  4. The School of Business, Department of Public Administration, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

    Jumana Ziad Al. Zoubi

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  1. Royal Holloway University of London, London, UK

    Amany Elbanna

  2. University of Maynooth, Maynooth, Ireland

    Shane McLoughlin

  3. Swansea University, Swansea, UK

    Yogesh K. Dwivedi

  4. University of Maynooth, Maynooth, Kildare, Ireland

    Brian Donnellan

  5. University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

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Hmoud, H.Y., Qasem, Z., Hajawi, D., Zoubi, J.Z. (2022). Open Source Software Governance: Towards a Link to the Business World. In: Elbanna, A., McLoughlin, S., Dwivedi, Y.K., Donnellan, B., Wastell, D. (eds) Co-creating for Context in the Transfer and Diffusion of IT. TDIT 2022. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 660. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17968-6_11

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