The impact of project capabilities on project performance: Case of open source software projects

被引:27
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作者
Ghapanchi, Amir Hossein [1 ]
Aurum, Aybuke [2 ]
机构
[1] Griffith Univ, Sch Informat & Commun Technol, Nathan, Qld 4111, Australia
[2] Univ New S Wales, Sch Informat Syst Technol & Management, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
关键词
Project performance; Open Source Software project; Project capability; Dynamic capability theory; DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES; LICENSE CHOICE; COMPETENCE; SUCCESS; PERSPECTIVE; EFFICIENCY;
D O I
10.1016/j.ijproman.2011.10.002
中图分类号
C93 [管理学];
学科分类号
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要
Open Source Software (OSS) projects are contingent on volunteer developers and voluntary contributions from users, accordingly, traditional performance measures used for software projects, like being on time and budget, and satisfying specifications, may not be relevant for such projects. Although researchers have studied some predictors of OSS project performance, there is a lack of empirical work that studies the impact of project capabilities on the performance of OSS projects. Therefore, this paper studies project capabilities as potential predictors of OSS project performance. The data, gathered from 607 OSS projects over time (in two snap-shots), were consistent with Dynamic Capability Theory (DCT). In other words, the results showed that in order to achieve higher project performance, OSS projects need to have strong capabilities in terms of proactive and efficient defect-removal as well as proactive and efficient functionality-enhancement. The implications of these results for the OSS research community are discussed, followed by recommendations for OSS practitioners. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. APM and IPMA. All rights reserved.
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页码:407 / 417
页数:11
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