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Why Do Firms Use Open Source Strategies? – An Uncertainty Reduction Theory 2 Apr 2013 | 10:07 pm
I just received the good news that my paper has been accepted to the Business Policy and Strategy Division of the Academy of Management for presentation at the annual conference in Florida in August, ...
Pitch to Mozilla for Role of Director, Webmaking Science Lab 7 Mar 2013 | 02:17 am
Today I made a pitch to my friends at Mozilla for the role of Director of the Webmaking Science Lab. Details of the position are posted here: http://careers.mozilla.org/en-US/position/oQuSWfwS Here’s...
Investigating Knowledge Flows in Meta-Organizations 7 Mar 2013 | 01:12 am
Here’s the shape of my current dissertation plans. Feedback welcome! Is it good or bad for firms to participating in meta-organizations? The literature has not yet resolved this issue and the object...
What’s different about entrepreneurship with born-open businesses anyways? 11 Feb 2013 | 11:36 pm
I explore the question of what’s different about entrepreneurship with born-open businesses in this video of my Free Software and Open Source Symposium 2013 talk at Seneca College: Open entrepreneursh...
OSStrategy.org Supports Random Hacks of Kindness! 1 Dec 2012 | 08:38 pm
OSStrategy.org is providing server space on its virtual servers to support Random Hacks of Kindness Toronto (www.rhokto.ca / www.rhok.org) for its 2012 hack-a-thon to support humanitarian aid projects...
Mekki’s Famous Pancakes – By Request 14 Nov 2012 | 07:42 am
I had a request for the recipe for Mekki’s Famous Pancakes (TM), so here you go: 1 1/2 cup of flour (regular is fine, but I like whole wheat flour) 1/2 cup of instant oats (optional) 2 tablespoons bak...
FSOSS 2012 Presentation 26 Oct 2012 | 09:26 pm
Here’s my presentation from FSOSS 2012 on born-open businesses. Feedback and discussion is welcome! fsoss2012 ODP fsoss2012 PDF fsoss2012 PPT
Peer production and uncertainty 16 Oct 2012 | 06:35 am
I argue that peer production is an emerging strategy that firms leverage to reduce different types of uncertainty that impede their strategic decision making. It is distinct from traditional strategi...
Profit seeking identity and productivity in open source communities 16 Oct 2012 | 06:29 am
The issue of profit seeking—an identification as someone who seeks financial compensation directly or indirectly for work efforts—has been a longstanding point of contention in open source communities...
The institutionalized open source project: Decoupling institutional myths and practical concerns to advance the institution of open source 16 Oct 2012 | 06:24 am
Abstract The institution of open source has evolved out of an era where distinction from proprietary software development methods was akin to a social movement of objection to certain business practic...
