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Open Source Software Innovations

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Axel Hund
Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences
2
Léonard Boussioux
University of Washington
3
Yiling Lin
University of Pittsburgh
4
Alexey Bereznoy
National Research University Higher School of Economics
5
Ellen Jiang
Google (United States)
6
Khaled Albusays
Rochester Institute of Technology
7
Jannic Horne
Borderstep Institute for Innovation and Sustainability
8
Linus Thomson
Luleå University of Technology
9
Ilse Hellemans
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
10
Steven Hutton
Lancaster University

Rising Stars Papers

1
The Crowdless Future? Generative AI and Creative Problem-Solving
Organization Science|2024
222 cit.
2
A microfoundational view of the interplay between open innovation and a firm's strategic agility
Long Range Planning|2024
18 cit.
3
Mechanisms for Achieving Ambidexterity in the Context of Digital Transformation: Insights from Digital Innovation Labs
Journal of the Association for Information Systems|2024
14 cit.
4
Business model innovation in food system transitions: An exploratory case study of fermentation firms
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions|2025
7 cit.
5
The Crowdless Future? How Generative AI Is Shaping the Future of Human Crowdsourcing
Academy of Management Proceedings|2024
6 cit.
6
Navigating the business model design space: A case of insects as food and feed in Sweden
Technological Forecasting and Social Change|2025
4 cit.
7
The Disruption Index measures displacement between a paper and its most cited reference
Quantitative Science Studies|2026
4 cit.
8
Adapting to Disruptive Changes in the Digital World: Management Consulting Majors
Foresight-Russia|2024
1 cit.
9
The Narrative AI Advantage? Generative AI-Augmented Evaluations of Early-Stage Innovations
Academy of Management Proceedings|2025
1 cit.
10
Externalization of Corporate Science in Big Pharma
World Economy and International Relations|2025
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Ravi S. Ramani
Morgan State University
2
Carlos Moedas
European Commission
3
Jonathan E. Palmer
Harvard University
4
James B. Chouinard
Australian National University
5
Felix Meissner
University of Zurich
6
Lubica Strakova
University of Southampton
7
Ritacco Guillermina
Management College of Southern Africa
8
Pei Yan
Energy Research Institute
9
Eduard Grünwald
BI Norwegian Business School
10
Patrick Cichy
Bern University of Applied Sciences

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Defining, Measuring, and Rewarding Scholarly Impact: Mind the Level of Analysis
Academy of Management Learning and Education|2022
38 cit.
2
Using field and quasi experiments and text-based analysis to advance international business theory
Journal of World Business|2023
11 cit.
3
Cultural influences on internship development value and job pursuit intention: An exploratory comparison of student experiences in France and the United States
The International Journal of Management Education|2024
7 cit.
4
We Did Start the Fire: r/wallstreetbets, ‘Flash movements’ and the Gamestop Short-Squeeze
Academy of Management Proceedings|2022
5 cit.
5
When Work Doesn’t Work: An Alternative Framework to Examine Cognitive Factors in Employment-Entrepreneurship Transitions
Group & Organization Management|2024
5 cit.
6
We Did Start the Fire: r/wallstreetbets, ‘Flash movements’ and the Gamestop Short-Squeeze
Proceedings of the ... Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences/Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences|2022
3 cit.
7
Authentic passion matters: the role of emotional labor between presenters' passion and investment decision
International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research|2023
3 cit.
8
Defining, Measuring, and Rewarding Scholarly Impact: It’s the Level of Analysis, Stupid
Academy of Management Proceedings|2022
0 cit.
9
Recognizing, Measuring, and Addressing Racial Biases in Organizations
Academy of Management Proceedings|2023
0 cit.
10
Reclaiming the Past to Shape the Future: Examining Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion in South Asia
Academy of Management Proceedings|2024
0 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Eric von Hippel
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2
Paul Duguid
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
3
Ammon Salter
University of Warwick
4
Karim R. Lakhani
Baim Institute for Clinical Research
5
James D. Herbsleb
Carnegie Mellon University
6
Pieter Jan Stappers
Delft University of Technology
7
Bruno S. Silvestre
Universidade Estadual do Paraná
8
Brian Uzzi
Northwestern University
9
Martin Höst
Malmö University
10
Jean Tirole
Institut d'Économie Industrielle

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Situated Cognition and the Culture of Learning
Educational Researcher|1989
13k cit.
2
Social Structure and Competition in Interfirm Networks: The Paradox of Embeddedness
Administrative Science Quarterly|1997
9.6k cit.
3
Organizational Learning and Communities-of-Practice: Toward a Unified View of Working, Learning, and Innovation
Organization Science|1991
8.4k cit.
4
Open for innovation: the role of openness in explaining innovation performance among U.K. manufacturing firms
Strategic Management Journal|2005
6.2k cit.
5
The Sources and Consequences of Embeddedness for the Economic Performance of Organizations: The Network Effect
American Sociological Review|1996
6k cit.
6
Theory of Industrial Organization.
Economica|1989
5.4k cit.
7
Co-creation and the new landscapes of design
CoDesign|2008
5.1k cit.
8
Social media? Get serious! Understanding the functional building blocks of social media
IRIS - Institutional Research Information System (Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli)|2011
4.8k cit.
9
Lead Users: A Source of Novel Product Concepts
Management Science|1986
4.6k cit.
10
Guidelines for conducting and reporting case study research in software engineering
Empirical Software Engineering|2008
3.8k cit.

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