• 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={Information Systems Journal},
  year={2001},
  volume={11}
}

• M. Gallivan
• Published 1 October 2001
• Engineering
• Information Systems Journal

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…