If we model microeconomic systems in terms of their information processing characteristics, we may find it useful to compare our models to those produced by the discipline devoted to the study of information processing. Computer science, and in particular its sub-field of software engineering,...

This Article identifies a profound, ongoing shift in the modern administrative state: from the regulation of things to the regulation of code. This shift has and will continue to place previously isolated agencies in an increasing state of overlap, raising the likelihood of inconsistent...

Innovations like Information and Communication Technology (ICT) have today become an integral and indispensable facilitator in the business organizations. Sri Lanka is fast progressing into ICT. Computerized information system is used as a competitive weapon by the managers of the companies to...

We investigate software process diversity, defined as the project condition arising out of the simultaneous use of multiple software development process frameworks within a single project. We conceptualize software process diversity as the response of a project team to such contingencies as...

It is commonly believed that every contributor to a free and open source software project owns copyright in their incremental contribution to the project, and owns it solely. It is also commonly believed that one must avoid a legal conclusion that the project code is jointly authored—and...

Over the last 20 years, open source development has become an integral part of the software industry and a key component of the innovation strategies of all major IT providers. Against this backdrop, this paper seeks to develop a systematic overview of open source communities and their...

Despite the fact that a number of technical counter-measures do exist to mitigate the risksrelated to malicious software, in reality users are the last line of defense against security incidents. In this technology-human interaction, warning messages can represent an important tool to help users...

Over the last few years, open source software (OSS) development has gained a huge popularity and has attracted a large variety of developers under its fold. According to software engineering folklore, the architecture and the organization of software depend on the communication patterns of the...

I argue that lean software development firms become more productive if they align their lean managerial accounting systems and lean software development processes. I conduct an experiment on software development teams that have used lean and agile software development practices. A treatment...