<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 5:53 PM, Thomas Zerbach <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tzerbach@uni-koblenz.de" target="_blank">tzerbach@uni-koblenz.de</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<span>Dear ladies and gentlemen</span>,<br>
<br>
my name is Thomas Zerbach, I'm a research assistant at the
University of Koblenz-Landau (Germany) currently working on an
empirical research study which revolves around the job situation of
(professional) open source developers. The goal of the study is to
gain insights on the effect of developers' double commitment to the
open source community and the organization. <br>
<br>
The study already received support by several organizations
including the Open Source Business Foundation (OSBF), the European
Commission's Joinup project and various open source projects (e.g.
Eclipse) and experts (e.g. former Open Source Director at Oracle
Gilles Gravier)!<br>
<br>
I am contacting you with the hope of getting any kind of support in
order to reach a bigger target audience that could contribute to the
research. Here are some main facts about the study:<br>
<br>
<u>Who is the target group?</u><br>
<br>
The study is aimed at employed software developers who also work
with open source code and therefore are to some extent dependant on
the open source community.<br>
<br>
<u>Why should developers participate?</u><br>
<br>
1. They can support social projects and a startup company at the
same time! <br>
<br>
As an incentive, the University of Koblenz-Landau offers
participants the opportunity to donate real money invested by the
University to social projects after completing the survey. This
offer is part of a collaboration with the startup company
socialfunders, which specializes on corporate giving processes. More
information on the socialfunders can be found here: <a href="https://www.socialfunders.org/" target="_blank"><span>https://www.socialfunders.org/</span></a><span></span>.<br>
<br>
2. They can make their voice heard! <br>
<br>
The research study aims at deriving managerial implications for
organizations to improve their employees' job situation.
Participants can also gain insights in the situation of fellow open
source developers if they want to receive a rehashed version of the
research results after the completion of the study.<br>
<br>
<u>How much effort is required?</u><br>
<br>
Only about 10 minutes of their time. All information will of course
be treated anonymously and solely be used for scientific purposes.<br>
<br>
<u>Link to the research study:</u><br>
<br>
<a href="http://ww2.unipark.de/uc/kb_uni_koblenz_kilian_ls/d20b/" target="_blank"><span>http://ww2.unipark.de/uc/kb_uni_koblenz_kilian_ls/d20b/</span></a><br>
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I hope I was able to catch your interest. If you can think of a way
how to support me with my research (e.g. by forwarding this message
or incorporating this information in a newsletter/ internal forum)
or if you have any questions regarding the research study feel free
to contact me. <br>
<br>
I am looking forward to hearing from you!<br>
<br>
Best Regards,<br>
<br>
Thomas Zerbach <br><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">
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E-Mail: <a href="mailto:tzerbach@uni-koblenz.de" target="_blank">tzerbach@uni-koblenz.de</a>
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Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter<br>
<br>
Universität Koblenz-Landau<br>
Lehrstuhl für Informationsmanagement und Organisation<br>
Universitätsstr. 1<br>
56070 Koblenz<br>
<a href="http://www.uni-koblenz.de/" target="_blank">www.uni-koblenz.de</a> </div>
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