Knowledge Creation in Virtual Communities – Exploring Practices in Open Source Software Hacker Communities

This paper offers an exploratory conceptual and theoretical examination of knowledge creation within virtual communities of hackers. By distinguishing between different types of virtual communities, we argue that hacker communities involved in free and open source activities possess special structur...

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Main Authors: Meera Sarma, Thomas Matheus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Atlantis Press 2015-06-01
Series:The International Technology Management Review
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Online Access:https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/24091.pdf