Boundary object as a trust buffer. The study of an open source code repository

Malgorzata Ciesielska, Gregers Petersen

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Abstract

his paper discusses the impact of the Internet as communication technology and work environment on changing professional relations and work practices. In particular the paper contributes to a better understanding of collaboration processes enabled by the web and hereby draw a field for further research on trust within Open Source Software (OSS) communities. Having two contradictory interpretations of the technical structure of the project development we indicate its ambiguity to make a point about the meaning of trust and distrust in crating the space for cooperation. Neither trust is necessary nor distrust destructive thanks to the boundary object - the source code repository - that serves as a sole meeting point between OSS community and the company
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5-14
Number of pages10
JournalTamara: Journal of Critical Postmodern Organization Science
Volume11
Issue number3
Early online dateSept 2013
Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • trust
  • open sources software
  • boundary object
  • communities of practice

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