Open research questions in Open Source Software Innovations
72 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 1,210 Open Source Software Innovations papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.
What the literature leaves open
The study identifies a gap in understanding how democratized technology ecosystems can foster innovation capabilities among younger generations in emerging tech hubs. There is a need to explore the relationship between open-source modular innovation and Gen Z productivity.
Open-Source Modular Innovation and Gen Z Productivity: Understanding Hard-Tech Democratization in Shenzhen's Maker Economy · 2026 · DOIThe gap between steward-centralized development and contributor discussion is not well understood. The impact of steward dominance on project development is not well studied.
Engaging tweens and making them feel included in the library. Creating a physical and creative space for tweens in the library. Working with limited budget, small staff, and limited physical space.
Further research on the effectiveness of makerspaces and programs for tweens. Exploring the potential for libraries to work with tweens to develop their interests and skills.
There is a lack of understanding about the shift from traditional thesis to professional or creative projects in master's degree programs. There is a need for more research on the implications of this shift for journalism education.
The author acknowledges not being an expert in the area of cognition and learning. The paper is limited to a discussion of the role of television in distance education.
To match the list of participants against the list of individuals enrolled at the school and send out a survey to probe what nonparticipants do to meet their physical activity needs.
Prior methods of assessing participation were inadequate. There was a need for a new method to track individual participation in physical education programs.
Field testing of the dissemination by development strategy. Empirical evaluation of the effectiveness of the strategy in implementing innovations that require an attitude change. Adaptation of the strategy to other disciplines.
Current dissemination strategies may not be effective in implementing innovations that require an attitude change. The major models discussed in the dissemination literature do not emphasize the concomitant change in attitudes a user must exhibit if an innovation is to become institutionalized.
The problem of decentralization in Indonesia has not been fully addressed. There is a need for a historical analysis of the problem of decentralization in Indonesia.
The assumption that people can be helped only when they are organized and motivated to seek help and to utilize service in a certain agency-ordained manner was shown to be invalid.
ETV is limited by its budget, with too much spent on behind-the-camera costs. Cooperative institutions can help, but it is not enough.
The gap between promised excitement and delivered content in ETV programs. The budget constraint issue in ETV production.
The lack of adequate reading training for children. The need for improved police-court relationships. The lack of a program to promote and encourage each state to inform juveniles regarding the effect of law violation.
Further study of the nature of language and its potential for misuse - Examination of the ways in which language can be used to reinforce existing biases
The study faced challenges in collecting data due to the remote location of Ontong Java. The paper highlights the need for further research on the cultural practices and traditions of the Ontong Java people.
The study is based on a limited dataset and may not be representative of the entire Ontong Java population. The paper does not provide a comparative analysis with other societies. The study is limited to a descriptive account and does not provide a theoretical framework for understanding the social organization of Ontong Java.
Makerspaces may not be accessible to people with disabilities. There is a need to consider accessibility when designing makerspaces.
The need for a clearinghouse for journalism school software. The lack of a database of products and applications for journalism education.
The need for a more effective and efficient way to educate mildly handicapped children. The limitations of self-contained special classes.
The paper identifies the gap in the evaluation of community development efforts, - It highlights the need to focus on the betterment of people
The creation of new communities often polarizes around visual and social environments.
The project identifies a gap in teaching students about duplicating techniques and responsibilities of news media editors.
The lack of attention to the tools of language - The need for a better understanding of how words acquire meaning
Most-cited papers in Open Source Software Innovations
- Crowdsourcing New Product Ideas over Time: An Analysis of the Dell IdeaStorm Community · Management Science · 2012 · 727 citations
- The Emergence of Governance in an Open Source Community · Academy of Management Journal · 2007 · 638 citations
- The Crowdless Future? Generative AI and Creative Problem-Solving · Organization Science · 2024 · 237 citations
- An Agenda for Open Science in Communication · Journal of Communication · 2020 · 164 citations
- Tackling Societal Challenges with Open Innovation · California Management Review · 2020 · 145 citations
- Crowdsourcing based business models: In search of evidence for innovation 2.0 · Science and Public Policy · 2012 · 109 citations
- The Rise of Research Teams: Benefits and Costs in Economics · The Journal of Economic Perspectives · 2021 · 81 citations
- Technology and social interaction: the emergence of ‘workplace studies’ · British Journal of Sociology · 2000 · 79 citations
- Impact of license choice on Open Source Software development activity · Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology · 2009 · 58 citations
- Digital project management: rapid changes define new working environments · Journal of Business Strategy · 2021 · 48 citations
Most recent work
- Getting potential private users engaged in academic makerspaces: exploring the do-it-yourself process through a jobs-to-be-done lens · Information and Learning Sciences · 2026
- Linguistic Similarity Within Centralized FLOSS Development · 2026
- Open-Source Modular Innovation and Gen Z Productivity: Understanding Hard-Tech Democratization in Shenzhen's Maker Economy · Economics and Management Innovation · 2026
- Repository of supplementary material for "From Specification to Practice: An Empirical Study of Ethereum ERC Standard Adoption in Open Source Projects" · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2026
- Reproduction Package for the Paper: Open-Source Game Development: An Empirical Analysis of Community Support, Sustainability, and Development Practices in GitHub Repositories · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2026
- small changes: taking back control of our universities through open software · Open MIND · 2026
- CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR CONVERSION PROCESSES IN DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF DIGITAL RESOURCES · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2026
- Making Space to Talk · Museum & Society · 2026
- Dynamic Schedule Planner: Automated Workload Balancing via Syllabus and Canvas Extraction; Technical Infrastructure and Power Distribution in Open-Source Software Communities · Libra · 2026
- Unlocking Digital Resilience: A Feasibility Study on Open-Source Software Adoption at the Royal University of Bhutan · Sherub Doenme The Research Journal of Sherubtse College · 2026
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