Worries of open source projects' contributors: Patterns, structures and engagement implications

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Highlights：

• Open source project worry construct contains four dimensions.

• There are five worrying profiles of open source project contributors.

• Different profiles are associated with different levels of contributors engagement.

• Two different profiles may lead to equifinal levels of contributors engagement.

摘要

•Open source project worry construct contains four dimensions.•There are five worrying profiles of open source project contributors.•Different profiles are associated with different levels of contributors engagement.•Two different profiles may lead to equifinal levels of contributors engagement.

论文关键词：Open source,Contributors worries,Engagement,Configurational analysis,Equifinality

论文评审过程：Received 2 September 2018, Revised 1 February 2019, Accepted 7 February 2019, Available online 12 February 2019, Version of Record 7 March 2019.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2019.02.005