Introduction and Structure of the Thesis -- Motivation -- The Problem Domain -- Research Design and Goals -- Conceptual Foundation -- Framework Design -- Prototype Development -- Evaluation -- Conclusion.

"Importance of forecasting is to deal with the uncertainty of the future. An accurate Forecasting should be timely available, accurate, reliable and compatible with existing database. Accurate projection of the future is highly demanding for supply chain management, inventory control, economic...

This study examines the impact of technological acquisitions on contributions to firm-sponsored community-based open-source software (OSS). We distinguish between internal contributors affiliated with target firms and external contributors from the community, and examine how they respond to...

We report the results of a novel protocol for running online experiments using a combination of an online experimental platform in parallel with web-conferencing software in two formats - with and without subject webcams - to improve subject attention and engagement. We compare results between...