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

by Daniel Ehls

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 identifies openness trade-offs and joining preferences contingent on access, usage and sponsorship. Also, he reveals causes of taste heterogeneity and shows...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3658040637
• ISBN13: 9783658040635
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Springer Gabler
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"