• DOI:10.1046/j.1365-2575.2001.00108.x
Corpus ID: 11868077

Striking a balance between trust and control in a virtual organization: a content analysis of open source software case studies

@article{Gallivan2001StrikingAB,
  title={Striking a balance between trust and control in a virtual organization: a content analysis of open source software case studies},
  author={Michael J. Gallivan},
  journal={Inf. Syst. J.},
  year={2001},
  volume={11},
  pages={277-304}
}

Michael J. Gallivan

Published in Inf. Syst. J. 2001

Computer Science

Many organization theorists have predicted the emergence of the net- worked or virtual firm as a model for the design of future organizations. [...] Key Method As support for my argument, I employ content analysis to examine a set of published case studies of OSS projects. My results show that, although that trust is rarely mentioned, ensuring control is an impor- tant criterion for effective performance within OSS projects. The case studies feature few references to other dimensions of McDonaldization…Expand Abstract

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