@inproceedings{d8c8f842f506467caa4d9650b7baf64a,
title = "The Relationship Between Process Variability and Structural Connectivity in Open Source Software Development",
abstract = "In this paper, we seek to extend existing knowledge on the fluidity nature of open source software (OSS) communities. We propose a theoretical framework to explain how development processes from different OSS communities converge to multiplicity through their structural connectivity. We empirically investigate 200 OSS projects in terms of their process sequences and network structures where process variability is measured by sequence dissimilarity and developer mobility is captured by overlap of membership, respectively. We conclude that the structural connection between OSS communities through membership overlap is associated with the similarity between their development processes. Implications, limitations and future orientations of the research are provided.",
keywords = "Development process, Event sequence analysis, Fluidity, Network structure, Online community, Open source software project, Social network analysis",
author = "Xinyu Li and Fang Zhou",
year = "2018",
language = "英语",
isbn = "9780996683159",
series = "ICIS 2017: Transforming Society with Digital Innovation",
publisher = "Association for Information Systems",
booktitle = "ICIS 2017",
address = "美国",
note = "38th International Conference on Information Systems: Transforming Society with Digital Innovation, ICIS 2017 ; Conference date: 10-12-2017 Through 13-12-2017",
}