This paper develops a framework of the OSS community ideology
(including specific norms, beliefs, and values) and a theoretical model to show how adherence to
components of the ideology impacts effectiveness in OSS teams. The model is based on the idea
that the tenets of the OSS ideology motivate behaviors that enhance cognitive trust and
communication quality and encourage identification with the project team, which enhances
affective trust. Trust and communication in turn impact OSS team effectiveness. The research
considers two kinds of effectiveness in OSS teams, the attraction and retention of developer input
and the generation of project outputs.
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