Firm-oriented success factors of an open source software (OSS) product

Authors:
Swanand J. Deodhar;K. B. C. Saxena;Mikko Ruohonen
Affiliations:
Information Management Area, Management Development Institute, Gurgaon, India;Information Management Area, Management Development Institute, Gurgaon, India;University of Tampere, Finland
Venue:
Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Emerging Trends in Free/Libre/Open Source Software Research and Development
Year:
2010

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Abstract

The existing work on OSS product success examines factors that are either product-oriented or community-oriented. This paper proposes a new direction for OSS product success research: examination of firm-oriented factors. This has gained importance with the emergence of firm-sponsored OSS communities and firm's collaboration with OSS communities. This conceptual position paper uses absorptive capacity theory as a basis for argument. The paper contributes by extending the work on OSS product success to firm-oriented factors.