Exogenous vs. endogenous governance in innovation communities: effects on motivation, conflict and justice - an experimental iInvestigation

Publikationstyp
Book part
Date Issued
2015-02-11
Sprache
English
Author(s)
Störmer, Niclas  
Herstatt, Cornelius  
Institut
Technologie- und Innovationsmanagement W-7  
TORE-URI
http://hdl.handle.net/11420/7263
Start Page
165
End Page
192
Citation
Open Source Innovation: The Phenomenon, Participant's Behaviour, Business Implications: 165-192 (2015-02-11)
Publisher Link
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781315754482-11/
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84959934759
Publisher
Routledge
In this study we examine the effects of exogenous vs. endogenous governance rules on a virtual community handling an innovative task. Specifically, we investigate the relationship between the two modes (exogenous vs. endogenous) and factors such as motivation, conflict and justice. We conducted an experiment with 70 students, divided into teams of five. We manipulated procedural legitimacy by allowing one group to choose a set of rules and giving the other group the same rules exogenously. Our study indicates that letting a team choose its own governance rules leads to increasing level of conflict negatively impacting motivation.
Subjects
Collaborative innovation communities
Governance
DDC Class
330: Wirtschaft
600: Technik