Description
Over the past decade, “open” phenomena enabled by information technology (IT) have received an increasing amount of interest from Information Systems (IS) researchers. Such interest can be seen in workshops (e.g., the ECIS 2015 Workshop on Open Research and Practice in IS), conferences (e.g., OpenSym 2015), conference tracks (e.g., at ECIS, PACIS, AMCIS and HICSS), journal special issues (e.g., JAIS on open innovation) and the recent formation of an AIS Special Interest Group on Open Research and Practice (AIS SIGOPEN). We understand “openness” broadly in terms of the accessibility of knowledge, the transparency of action and the permeability of organizational structures. Openness can be both a driver and result of new IT. The many forms of openness have significant implications for individuals, organizations and societies. (…)
Papers
Research Papers
Durward, David; Blohm, Ivo; and Leimeister, Jan Marco, “RAGS TO RICHES – HOW SIGNALING BEHAVIOR CAUSES A POWER SHIFT IN CROWDSOURCING MARKETS -” (2016). Research Papers. 180. (PDF)
http://aisel.aisnet.org/ecis2016_rp/180
Koch, Jascha-Alexander, “THE PHENOMENON OF PROJECT OVERFUNDING ON ONLINE CROWDFUNDING PLATFORMS – ANALYZING THE DRIVERS OF OVERFUNDING” (2016). Research Papers. 85. (PDF)
http://aisel.aisnet.org/ecis2016_rp/85
Mohagheghzadeh, Amir and Svahn, Fredrik, “TRANSFORMING ORGANIZATIONAL RESOURCE INTO PLATFORM BOUNDARY RESOURCES” (2016). Research Papers. 9. (PDF)
http://aisel.aisnet.org/ecis2016_rp/9
Naik, Hari Suman; Velamuri, Vivek K.; and Möslein, Kathrin M., “SIMPLIFYING SOLUTION SPACE: A MULTIPLE CASE STUDY ON 3D PRINTING TOOLKITS” (2016). Research Papers. 140. (PDF)
http://aisel.aisnet.org/ecis2016_rp/140
Research-in-Progress
Feldmann, Niels and Gimpel, Henner, “FINANCING PROJECTS THROUGH ENTERPRISE CROWDFUNDING: UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF PROPOSAL CHARACTERISTICS ON FUNDING SUCCESS” (2016). Research-in-Progress Papers. 50. (PDF)
http://aisel.aisnet.org/ecis2016_rip/50
Goerzen, Thomas and Kundisch, Dennis, “CAN THE CROWD SUBSTITUTE EXPERTS IN EVALUATING CREATIVE JOBS? THE CASE OF BUSINESS MODELS” (2016). Research-in-Progress Papers. 16. (PDF)
http://aisel.aisnet.org/ecis2016_rip/16
Hoeber, Bjoern; Schaarschmidt, Mario; and von Kortzflieisch, Harald F.O., “WORK ENVIRONMENT PERCEPTIONS AS DETERMINANTS OF AFFECTIVE COMMITMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN FIRM-INTERNAL INNOVATION CONTESTS” (2016). Research-in-Progress Papers. 14. (PDF)
http://aisel.aisnet.org/ecis2016_rip/14
Homscheid, Dirk; Schaarschmidt, Mario; and Staab, Steffen, “FIRM-SPONSORED DEVELOPERS IN OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE PROJECTS: A SOCIAL CAPITAL PERSPECTIVE” (2016). Research-in-Progress Papers. 12. (PDF)
http://aisel.aisnet.org/ecis2016_rip/12
Zuchowski, Oliver, “LEARNING WITH THE CROWD: A FIELD STUDY OF INTERNAL CROWDSOURCING AS A FORM OF ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING” (2016). Research-in-Progress Papers. 21. (PDF)
http://aisel.aisnet.org/ecis2016_rip/21