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May 22, 2026International Journal of Product Lifecycle Management0 citationsOpen Access

Exploring the dynamics of makers engagement in open-source product development

JBJean François BoujutFPFranck PourroyRMRobert Mies

Key Points

  • To investigate how makers participate in the processes of open-source product development and the factors influencing their engagement.
  • Literature review on existing open-source development practices and maker communities.
  • Qualitative analysis of case studies involving maker projects and their outcomes.
  • Surveys and interviews with makers to gather insights on their experiences.
  • Identified key motivators for makers, including community support and shared learning experiences.
  • Highlighted the importance of collaborative tools in enhancing makers' participation in projects.
  • Found that successful open-source projects often leverage diverse skill sets from makers.

Abstract

Inderscience is a global company, a dynamic leading independent journal publisher disseminates the latest research across the broad fields of science, engineering and technology; management, public and business administration; environment, ecological economics and sustainable development; computing, ICT and internet/web services, and related areas.

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Boujut et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0ff412d674f7c03778d22dhttps://doi.org/10.1504/ijplm.2026.10078580
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