Paper Info
Title
Analysis of virtual communities supporting OSS projects using social network analysis
Abstract
This paper analyses the behaviour of virtual communities for Open Source Software (OSS) projects. The development of OSS projects relies on virtual communities, which are built on relationships among members, being their final objective sharing knowledge and improving the underlying project. This study addresses the interactive collaboration in these kinds of communities applying social network analysis (SNA). In particular, SNA techniques will be used to identify those members playing a middle-man role among other community members. Results will illustrate the importance of this role to achieve successful virtual communities.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1016/j.infsof.2009.10.007
Information & Software Technology
Keywords
Field
DocType
community member,open source software,successful virtual community,virtual communities,final objective sharing knowledge,sna technique,virtual community,middle-man role,social network analysis,oss project,interactive collaboration,knowledge brokers
Systems engineering,Computer science,Social network analysis,Knowledge management,Open source software
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
52
3
Information and Software Technology
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
35
1.28
28
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Sergio L. Toral Marín116718.81
M. R. Martínez-Torres21329.83
Federico Barrero316113.96