ETRI Journal

  • 제42권2호
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  • Pages.196-204
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  • 2020
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  • 1225-6463(pISSN)
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  • 2233-7326(eISSN)
한국전자통신연구원 (Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute)
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The role of openness in open collaboration: A focus on open-source software development projects

  • Lee, Saerom (School of Business Administration, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Baek, Hyunmi (School of Media and Communication, Korea University) ;
  • Oh, Sehwan (School of Business Administration, Kyungpook National University)
  • 투고 : 2018.09.25
  • 심사 : 2019.08.14
  • 발행 : 2020.04.03
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Open-source software development projects are well suited for exploring new ideas and acquiring knowledge from developers outside of the project. In this paper, we examine the impact of external developers on innovation in open-source software development from the perspective of organizational learning theory. We examine the roles of external and internal developers, who "explore" and "exploit," respectively, on the innovation performance of 17 691 open-source software development projects whose data is stored in the GitHub platform. The results indicate that a multifaceted strategy, in which the exploitation successfully supports the exploration, is most effective for their success. The results also indicate that the role of exploration decreases after the release of the software.

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