Joining Decisions in Open Collaborative Innovation Communities A Discrete Choice Study /

• Main Author: Ehls, Daniel (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer Gabler, 2014.
• Series: Forschungs-/Entwicklungs-/Innovations-Management
• Subjects: Business.; Leadership.; Management.; Industrial management.; Business and Management.; Innovation/Technology Management.; Business Strategy/Leadership.

Daniel Ehls analyzes the impact of contextual factors on attracting volunteers into open initiatives. He answers challenging questions like Why do users join one community over another? and What are attractive conditions for user and open innovation? With a discrete choice experiment, Daniel Ehls id...

Table of Contents:

• Attracting Members in Open Institutions and Communities
• User Behavior, Volunteering, and Individual Traits
• Open Innovation, Open Source, and User Innovation
• Organizational Design, Community Optimization, Fostering Collaboration.