SIG CNOW - Changing Nature of Work with ICT

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ERF

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1077

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Software development often requires developers to simultaneously engage multiple organizations. Outsourcing or consulting arrangements exemplify such situations. We synthesize job embeddedness theory with human capital theory to understand how a developer’s engagement with other organizations influences their relationship with their primary employer, as well as their movement between employers. We test our model with two studies using survey and archival data. We find that being embedded in an OSS community increases turnover from an employer and is associated with increased job mobility. We also discuss the relationship between OSS embeddedness, intellectual capital, social capital and job mobility.

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Aug 10th, 12:00 AM

Multi-organizational Embeddedness: Impacts on Developers’ Turnover and Career Mobility

Software development often requires developers to simultaneously engage multiple organizations. Outsourcing or consulting arrangements exemplify such situations. We synthesize job embeddedness theory with human capital theory to understand how a developer’s engagement with other organizations influences their relationship with their primary employer, as well as their movement between employers. We test our model with two studies using survey and archival data. We find that being embedded in an OSS community increases turnover from an employer and is associated with increased job mobility. We also discuss the relationship between OSS embeddedness, intellectual capital, social capital and job mobility.

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