The servicitization of peer production: Reflections on the open source software experience

Joseph Feller; Patrick Finnegan; Björn Lundell; Olof Nilsson

doi:10.1007/978-0-387-09768-8_27

The servicitization of peer production: Reflections on the open source software experience

Joseph Feller
, Patrick Finnegan
, Björn Lundell
, Olof Nilsson

Cork University Business School

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Abstract

The concept of what Yochai Benkler called "peer production" as an alternative mechanism to traditional hierarchies and markets has captured the imagination of numerous communities in contexts ranging from t-shirt design to software to gold mining. While some question the suitability and potential longevity of this mode of production, others are focused on determining ways in which peer-produced products and services can be suitably packaged to meet the requirements of consumers. In particular, the mature peer production phenomenon known as open source software has emerged as a credible alternative to its proprietary counterpart and presents a compelling challenge to both industry and academia as we seek to understand how firms and other organizations can build sustainable business models leveraging the public commons of open source products and the collaborative engine that created them.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Information Technology in the Service Economy
Subtitle of host publication	Challenges and Possibilities for the 21st Century: IFIP TC8 WG8.2 International Working Conference August 10-13, 2008, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Editors	Michael Barrett, Elizabeth Davidson, Catherine Middleton, Janice DeGross
Pages	353-355
Number of pages	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09768-8_27
Publication status	Published - 2008

Publication series

Name	IFIP International Federation for Information Processing
Volume	267
ISSN (Print)	1571-5736

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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

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Feller, J., Finnegan, P., Lundell, B., & Nilsson, O. (2008). The servicitization of peer production: Reflections on the open source software experience. In M. Barrett, E. Davidson, C. Middleton, & J. DeGross (Eds.), Information Technology in the Service Economy: Challenges and Possibilities for the 21st Century: IFIP TC8 WG8.2 International Working Conference August 10-13, 2008, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (pp. 353-355). (IFIP International Federation for Information Processing; Vol. 267). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09768-8_27

Feller, Joseph ; Finnegan, Patrick ; Lundell, Björn et al. / The servicitization of peer production : Reflections on the open source software experience. Information Technology in the Service Economy: Challenges and Possibilities for the 21st Century: IFIP TC8 WG8.2 International Working Conference August 10-13, 2008, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. editor / Michael Barrett ; Elizabeth Davidson ; Catherine Middleton ; Janice DeGross. 2008. pp. 353-355 (IFIP International Federation for Information Processing).

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The servicitization of peer production: Reflections on the open source software experience. / Feller, Joseph; Finnegan, Patrick; Lundell, Björn et al.
Information Technology in the Service Economy: Challenges and Possibilities for the 21st Century: IFIP TC8 WG8.2 International Working Conference August 10-13, 2008, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ed. / Michael Barrett; Elizabeth Davidson; Catherine Middleton; Janice DeGross. 2008. p. 353-355 (IFIP International Federation for Information Processing; Vol. 267).

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