As a new phenomenon in the software industry, Open Source Software (OSS) development
has attracted a high level of research interest. Examining what motivates participants in OSS …

The concept of 'open source'software initially referred to software projects managed by
grassroots communities in public forums. Since 1998, the concept has been adapted and …

We present a conceptual framework for socio-technical affordances for stigmergic
coordination, that is, coordination supported by a shared work product. Based on research …

This dissertation presents evidence that the production of Free and Open Source Software
(FLOSS) is far more alone than together; it is far more often individual work done" in …

1 Work Features to Support Stigmergic Coordination in Distributed Teams* Kevin Crowston1,
James Howison2, Francesco Bolici3 and Page 1 1 Work Features to Support Stigmergic …

Building on behavioural leadership theory and structuration theory, we present a two-order
theory of leadership. It describes four classes of first-order leadership behaviours (task …

Group Maintenance is pro-social, discretionary, and relation-building behavior that occurs
between members of groups in order to maintain reciprocal trust and cooperation. This …

Empathy plays an important role in social interactions, such an effective teaching-learning
process in a teacher-student relationship, and company-client or employee-customer …

In this paper, we present a theory of leadership in self-managing virtual teams. We are
particularly interested in self-managing virtual teams because self-management seems to be …

This paper investigates decision making in self-organizing technology-mediated distributed
teams. This context provides an opportunity to examine how the use of technological support …