Zheng, Yingqin, Venters, Will 
ORCID: 0000-0001-8329-729X and Cornford, Tony ORCID: 0000-0001-9202-1498
(2009)
Social capital in distributed system development: a case of grid development in particle physics.
In: 17th European Conference on Information Systems, 2009-06-08 - 2009-06-10, Verona, Italy, ITA.
Abstract
This paper examines dimensions of social capital in the distributed collaborative development of the UK particle physics Grid. It is shown that the GridPP project effectively draws upon social capital rooted in the tradition and culture of particle physics experiments, characterized with trust, equality, shared vision, collaboration, and pragmatism. These factors contribute to overcoming the challenges in the creation and sharing of knowledge in the development of the Grid, a cutting-edge technology that has to be delivered as a working system with limited time and resources. This case sheds lights on, and provides a good example of, the importance of social capital in distributed systems development.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Official URL: | http://www.ecis2009.it/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2009 The Authors |
| Divisions: | Management |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > ZA Information resources > ZA4050 Electronic information resources |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Dec 2012 09:19 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Nov 2024 04:48 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/47754 |
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