How project description length and expected duration affect bidding and project success in crowdsourcing software development

Journal of Systems and Software

Volumn 116, Issue , 2016, Pages 75-84

  Gefen, David ^a   Gefen, Gavriel ^a   Carmel, Erran ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crowdsourcing software development; Project duration; Request for proposals

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COSTS; POWER MARKETS; SALES;

AGENCY PROBLEMS; CROWDSOURCING; FIXED PRICES; PROJECT DURATION; PROJECT SUCCESS; REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS; SHORT TERM; THROUGH THE LENS;

SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EID: 84925880482     PISSN: 01641212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.03.039     Document Type: Article

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