Developer experience · Peer-reviewed empirical study of OSS motivation and social practice, supported by an author/open repository manuscript.
Carrots and Rainbows: Motivation and Social Practice in Open Source Software Development
MIS Quarterly · 2012
Summary
The study treats OSS motivation as embedded in social practice rather than as a simple individual incentive calculation, linking contributor motives with community practices.
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Possible founder application
Helps founders design contribution rituals, recognition, onboarding, and community norms instead of relying only on monetary rewards.
Reported result
What the study found
The study treats OSS motivation as embedded in social practice rather than as a simple individual incentive calculation, linking contributor motives with community practices.
Research question
What the authors investigated
How do individual motivations and social practices interact to sustain contribution in OSS development?
Design
Peer-reviewed empirical study of OSS motivation and social practice, supported by an author/open repository manuscript.
Sample and setting
Open-source software development communities; the fetched publisher/repository metadata does not support a sample count.
Scope and transfer
Limitations to keep in view
The study’s community/practice context limits broad generalization; the accessible abstract/materials do not support causal claims.
Research sources
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