@conference {1874,
	title = {Towards Developing a Theory of Toxicity in the Context of Free/Open Source Software \& Peer Production Communities},
	year = {2016},
	abstract = {Information technology usage has positive aspects, but it has been acknowledged that there also exist negative ones that must be studied in more depth. Behaviors such as teasing and abusing are a main concern for Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) and peer production project leaders. Indeed, they have recurrently used the words "toxic" and "poison" to qualify behaviors threatening their communities{\textquoteright} survival. Community health has been defined as the extent to which the vital systems of an online community are continuously performing normally. This definition is based on the metaphor of "online community as a living organism" , which brings the focus on the inner workings of communities and is particularly suited to study behaviors occurring within it. In this research project, we mobilize this organismic metaphor and borrow ideas from the Toxicology discipline to develop a theory of toxicity in FOSS and \& peer production communities. There has been a substantial amount of research attention on {\textquoteright}toxic{\textquoteright} and {\textquoteright}poisonous{\textquoteright} behaviors at the individual level of analysis. Nonetheless, the higher-level concern of their interplay and implications on the life and health of FOSS/peer production communities, is still vastly unexplored. We would like to partake to the SIGOPEN 2016 Developmental Workshop for Openness Research to help us move our work forward with the ultimate objective to develop a theory of toxicity in the context of FOSS and peer production projects. },
	url = {https://www.researchgate.net/publication/311672787_Towards_Developing_a_Theory_of_Toxicity_in_the_Context_of_FreeOpen_Source_Software_Peer_Production_Communities},
	author = {Carillo, Kevin Daniel Andre and Josianne Marsan and Bogdan Negoita Warwick}
}
@proceedings {1572,
	title = {Governance of Open Source Electronic Health Record Projects: A Successful Case of a Hybrid Model},
	year = {2014},
	month = {01/2014},
	pages = {2798-2807},
	publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
	abstract = {Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are at the heart of most health system reforms. As an increasing number of hospitals are adopting open source EHRs and as many questions are still unanswered for potential adopters of open source EHRs, analyzing the governance of such systems has become important. Due to the increased diversity of sponsors and stakeholders of open source software (OSS) over the past few years, numerous governance models of OSS projects have emerged. In contrast to earlier {\textquotedblleft}community-managed{\textquotedblright} governance model s, these emergent models are characterized by the sponsorship of a corporation or a not-for-profit entity or by other hybrid forms. This paper reports on the investigation of such a hybrid model of open source EHR project governance adopted with success by a large Canadian hospital. The case study provides rich insights for other hospitals wishing to adopt an EHR of the open source type.},
	doi = {10.1109/HICSS.2014.350},
	author = {Placide Poba-Nzaou and Josianne Marsan and Guy Pare and Louis Raymond}
}
