Autorité et gouvernance des communautés intensives en connaissances: Une application au développement du logiciel libre

Paul Muller ()
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Paul Muller: BETA - Bureau d'Économie Théorique et Appliquée - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - UNISTRA - Université de Strasbourg - UL - Université de Lorraine - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: The aim of this contribution is to exhibit some of the mechanisms underlying the internal coordination of knowledge intensive communities. By basing our discussion on the example of open source software development, it will be shown that two complementary mechanisms are at work : social norms and personal leadership. Social norms, by allowing expectations put on community members' behavior, provide a first coordination mechanism. Leadership constitutes a coordination device complementary to social norms. Its effectiveness relies on a close intertwining between reputation and trust.

Keywords: Knowledge intensive community; Leadership; Social Norms; Trust; Reputation; Open Source Software; Communauté intensive en connaissance; Normes sociales; Confiance; Réputation; Logiciel libre (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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Published in Revue d'économie industrielle , 2004, 106, pp.49-68. ⟨10.3406/rei.2004.3040⟩

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DOI: 10.3406/rei.2004.3040

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