3) Studies of other free-software projects have shown that small groups are responsible for the majority of work. 4) A study of the development of Apache showed that out of 400 developers, the top 15 contributed between 83 and 91 per cent of changes, whilst ‘bug’ (or problem) reports were much more evenly distributed. (5) 7) Studies of patterns of questions and responses on the debian-french user list reveals a tension between a system of massively distributed This is the third and last part of our treatment of a landmark book on the governance of online ‘tribes’.

A contribution by Adam Arvidsson : “The following is an attempt to use an empirical study of an actual instane of value co-creation. We have looked at one case, il Mulino che Vorrei (’The mill of my desires’) launched by Italian food company Barilla as a user-driven innovation platform for its sub-brand of biscuits and cakes, Mulino Bianco (The White Mill). Like in the case of gift-giving more generally, consumers In essence: value depends on the ability attract affective investments from a co-producing audience. Such affective investments can be attracted

October 30, 2001. This paper contends that community is increasingly becoming embedded in social networks rather than neighborhood groups. June, 2002. Based on a social network analysis of information flow among IBMs top 20 executives, this case study demonstrates the difference between formal and informal leadership networks, identifies four dimensions of relationships that are critical for knowledge flow, and suggests ways to strengthen knowledge networks. The Ties that Share: Relational Characteristics that Facilitate Information Seeking . leadernetwork FrontPage Search wiki: Home Edit page Log in Add features Help Welcome to our living bibliography on leadership networks.

Funny enough, that has been like that for quite a while, having gotten started around 2001, when I was first getting exposed to Knowledge Management (KM or Knowledge Sharing, whatever you would prefer) as time and time again I kept bumping into multiple knowledge managers wanting to define it. hope that’s not the case! Most of the folks out there who know me, and have been following this blog for a while, have probably realised by now how much I dislike definitions, and putting labels on things, in general. I

Ellison Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media Michigan State University Go to a section in the article: Abstract Introduction Social Network Sites: A Definition A History of Social Network Sites Previous Scholarship Overview of this Special Theme Section Future Research Acknowledgments Notes References About the Authors Abstract Social network sites (SNSs) are increasingly attracting the attention of academic and industry

In this paper we describe this model of innovation and illustrate our experience in four case studies. Introduction In 2004, the IBM leadership team was advocating a perspective on innovation that required transparent, open collaboration and global accessibility. 1 This thinking was originally tested in WorldJam, IBMs first large-scale collaboration, held in May 2001, when over 50,000 employees (or 16 percent of the IBM employee population) discussed critical issues with IBM leaders over the course of a three-day online collaboration event.

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According to IBM’s 2008 Global Human Capital Study , which surveyed 400 executives in 40 countries, developing an organization that is adaptable to change is critical; however, only 11 percent of responding organizations believed they were highly adaptable, meaning they have the ability to predict future skills, effectively locate experts and effectively collaborate within and outside the enterprise. Picture this: a radiologist in Glasgow is using a radiology workstation to look at radiographs of a rare case of cancer, and he would like to consult other specialists. The Global Human Capital Journal Globalization: Coming soon to a theatre near you Categories Beyond Sourcing China, India & Globalization Economy Innovation/Web 2.0 Practice Reviews Technology/Leaders The Enterprise Tags Architecture CEO China CIO CTO CMO Collaboration Culture Customer Experience Development Digital Hollywood E-Business Economics Economy Empowerment Enterprise Enterprise 2.0