Modelling user participation in organisations as networks

Overcoming barriers to participation during requirements elicitation

“…This leads to improved communication, better integration of perspectives and greater levels of stakeholder involvement (Chakraborty et al, 2010;Davis et al, 2006;Decker et al, 2007;Assawamekin et al, 2010). It also makes the negotiation process during participation more open (Gambhir, 2001;Durugbo, 2012).…”

“…Then again, the need to expand the operations of an SME in modern markets requires the incorporation of more advanced IT and ISs. This is because the leveraging of IT in product and service development is crucial to the overall competitiveness and innovation capabilities of modern firms (Durugbo, 2012). Consequently, an SME would need to assess the impact of IT on any plans to expand the scope of RE, and the involvement of a 'wide audience' of stakeholders as suggested by Rossi and Tuunanen (2004).…”

“…Participation is used in this context to mean activities that individuals perform for processes to develop products (Barki and Hartwick, 1994). This enables organisations to effectively leverage user expertise, to minimise redundant processes, to improve the understanding of systems, and to gain user commitment and minimise user resistance (Durugbo, 2012). The aim of the article is to explore the difficulties and problems of managing PRE.…”

Sosyal Medya Platformu Seçimini Etkileyen Kriter Ağırlıklarının Bulanık DEMATEL Yöntemiyle Belirlenmesi

“…1.Katılım: Sosyal medyaya katılımı ve geri bildirimi teşvik eder (Durugbo, 2012); 2.Açıklık: Sosyal medya hizmetlerinin çoğu oylamayı, yorumlamayı ve bilgi paylaşımını özendirerek geri bildirime ve katılmaya açıktır (Bertot, Jaeger ve Grimes, 2010); 3.Konuşma: Geleneksel medya bir mesaj yayınlamakla ilgilidir, sosyal medya ise iki yönlü bir konuşmadır (Özyurt ve Köse, 2010); 4.Topluluk: Topluluklar sosyal medya aracılığıyla hızlı bir şekilde oluşturabilir ve etkili bir şekilde sohbet kurulabilir (Kim ve Ahmad, 2013); 5.Bağlılık: Sosyal medya, diğer sitelere, kaynaklara ve insanlara bağlantılardan faydalanarak bağlantılar üzerinde büyür (Grieve vd., 2013).…”

A genetic search of patterns of behaviour in OSS communities

“…Basically, clustering coefficient is a measure of local cohesiveness through the neighbour interactions of a vertex (Durugbo, 2012). The clustering coefficient of a vertex is defined as the ratio of the number of links to the total possible number of links among its neighbours, and the clustering coefficient of a social network is the average of all the clustering coefficients of the vertices.…”