Journal Papers

Dey, T., Jiang, W., & Fitzgerald, B. (2022). Knights and Gold Stars: A Tale of InnerSource Incentivization. IEEE Software, 39(6), 88-98.

Barcomb, A, Stol, K, Fitzgerald, B Riehle D (2020) Managing Episodic Volunteers in Open Source Software Communities, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), doi: 10.1109/TSE.2020.2985093

Fitzgerald B, Dennis AR, An J, Tsutsui S and Muchhala R (2019) Information Systems Research: Thinking Outside the Basket and Beyond the Journal, Communications of the AIS (CAIS), 45, 110-133.

Hemon, A., Fitzgerald, B., Lyonnet, B., & Rowe, F. (2019). Innovative Practices for Knowledge Sharing in Large-Scale DevOps. IEEE Software, 37(3), 30-37.

Barcomb, A, Kaufmann, A, Riehle, D, Stol, KJ, Fitzgerald, B (2019) Uncovering the Periphery: A Qualitative Survey of Episodic Volunteering in Free/Libre and Open Source Software Communities, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), DOI: 10.1109/TSE.2018.2872713

Stol K and Fitzgerald B (2018) The ABC of Software Engineering Research, ACM Transactions on Software Engineering Methodology (TOSEM), DOI: 10.1145/3241743 | 

Fitzgerald B (2018) Information Systems and Software Engineering: The Case for Convergence,| 

Stol, K, Caglayan, B and Fitzgerald, B (2018) Competition-Based Crowdsourcing Software Development: A Multi-Method Study from a Customer Perspective, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, DOI: 10.1109/TSE.2017.2774297

Steinmacher, I, Robles, G, Fitzgerald B and Wasserman, A (2017) Free and Open Source Software: The End of the Teenage Years, Journal of Internet Services & Applications, Vol. 8 No. 12.

Tichy, M, Goedicke, M, Bosch, J & Fitzgerald B (2017) Rapid Continuous Software Engineering, Journal of Systems and Software, 133 (2017) 159. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2017.08.046

Fitzgerald B and Stol K (2017) Continuous Software Engineering: A Roadmap and Agenda. Journal of Systems and Software, 123, pp. 176-189. | 

Michlmayr M, Fitzgerald B, Stol K (2015) Why and How Should Open Source Projects Adopt Time-Based Releases?, IEEE Software. March/April 2015.

Stol K and Fitzgerald B. (2014) Inner Source—Adopting Open Source Development Practices within Organizations: A Tutorial, IEEE Software 32(4) pp.60-67.

Stol, KJ & Fitzgerald B (2014) Theory-Oriented Software Engineering, Science of Computer Programming (Special Issue on General Theories of Software Engineering) | 

Wang, X. Kuzmickaja, I., Stol, K., Abrahamsson, P. and Fitzgerald, B. (2014) Microblogging in Open Source Software Development: The Case of Drupal Using Twitter, IEEE Software, Vol 29, No 3, pp.2-10. | 

Stol, KJ, Avgeriou, P, Babar, M, Lucas, Y and Fitzgerald, B. (2014) Key Factors for Adopting Inner Source, ACM Transactions on Software Engineering Methodology (TOSEM), Vol 23, No 2. | 

Michlmayr, M and Fitzgerald, B (2013) Time-based Release Management in Free and Open Source (FOSS) Projects, International Journal on Open Source Software and Processes, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp.1-19. | 

Fitzgerald B, Kesan J, Russo B, Shaikh M and Succi G (2012) Lessons Learned from the Adoption of Open Source Software, European Financial Review, June-July, pp.16-19. | 

Fitzgerald, B (2012) Software Crisis 2.0, IEEE Computer, Vol 45 No 4, April 2012. | 

Mattsson, A, Fitzgerald, B, Lundell, B and Lings B (2012) An approach for modelling architectural design rules in uml and its application to embedded software, ACM Transactions on Software Engineering Methodology (TOSEM), Vol 21, No 2. | 

Fitzgerald, B (2011) Open source software: lessons from and for software engineering, IEEE Computer, 44 (10), 25-31. | 

Stol K.J, Ali-Babar M, Avgeriou P, Fitzgerald B (2011) A comparative study of challenges in integrating Open Source Software and Inner Source Software, Inform. Softw. Technol. (2011), doi:10.1016/j.infsof.2011.06.007. | 

Conboy, K and Fitzgerald, B (2010) Method and developer characteristics for effective agile method tailoring: a study of expert opinion, ACM Transactions on Software Engineering Methodology (TOSEM), Vol. 20, No 1, June 2010 | 

Matsson, A, Lundell, B, Lings, B and Fitzgerald, B (2009), Linking model driven development and software architecture: A case study, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, Vol 35 No 1 pp. 83-93.| 

Fitzgerald, B (2009) Open source software implementation: anatomy of success and failure, International Journal of Open Source Software Processes, Vol 1, No 1, pp. 1-19. (lead paper in inaugural issue) | 

Agerfalk, P, Fitzgerald B and Slaughter S (2009) Flexible and distributed information systems development: state of the art and research challenges, Information Systems Research, Vol 20 No 3, pp. 317-328 | 

Ó Conchúir, E, Ågerfalk, P, Olsson H.H, and Fitzgerald, B (2009) Global software development: never mind the problems – where are the benefits? Communications of the ACM, Vol 52, No 8, Aug 2009 | 

Ó Conchúir, E, Olsson H.H, Ågerfalk, P and Fitzgerald, B (2009) Benefits of global software development: exploring the unexplored, Software Process: Improvement and Practice, Vol. 14, pp.201-212. | 

Clarke, S, Fitzgerald, B, Nixon, P, Pohl, K, Ryan, K, Sinclair, D, Thiel, S, (2009) The role of software engineering in future automotive systems development, SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars –Electronic and Electrical Systems, Volume 1, Issue 1, pp. 544-552. 

Feller, J, Finnegan, P, Fitzgerald, B and Hayes, J (2008) From peer production to productization: a study of socially-enabled business exchanges in open source service networks, Information Systems Research, Vol 19, No. 4, pp.474-493. | 

Agerfalk, P and Fitzgerald, B (2008) Outsourcing to an unknown workforce:  exploring opensourcing as a global sourcing strategy, MIS Quarterly, Vol 32, No. 3, pp. 385-410. | 

Holmstrom, H, O Conchuir, E, Agerfalk, P and Fitzgerald, B (2008) Two-stage offshoring: an investigation of the Irish bridge, MIS Quarterly, Vol 32, No 2, pp. 201-224. | 

Lang, M. and Fitzgerald, B. (2007) Web-based systems design: a study of contemporary practices and an explanatory framework based on method-in-action, Requirements Engineering Journal, Vol 12, No 4, pp.203-220. | 

Oates, B and Fitzgerald, B (2007) Multi-metaphor method: organisational metaphors in information systems development, Information Systems Journal, Vol 17, No. 4, pp.421-450. | 

Bjorn, P, Scupola, A and Fitzgerald, B (2007) Expanded technological frames towards mediated collaboration: groupware adoption in virtual learning teams, Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems, Vol 18, No, 2, pp. 28-47 | 

Fitzgerald, B. (2006) The transformation of open source software, MIS Quarterly, Vol. 30, No 3, pp. 587-598. | 

Agerfalk, P and Fitzgerald, B (2006) Flexible and distributed software processes: old petunias in new bowls? Communications of the ACM, Vol 49, No 10, pp. 26-34. | 

Fitzgerald B, Slaughter S and Ågerfalk P J (2006) Information systems research special issue: flexible and distributed information systems development, Information Systems Research, 17(3), pp. 323-325. | 

Holmstrom, H, Fitzgerald, B, Agerfalk, P and O Conchuir, E (2006) Agile practices reduce distance in global software development, Information Systems Management, Vol 23, No. 3, pp. 7-18. | 

Lang, M. & Fitzgerald, B. (2006) New Branches, Old Roots: A study of methods and techniques in web/hypermedia systems design. Information Systems Management, Vol 23, No 3. pp. 62-75. | 

Fitzgerald, B, Hartnett, G and Conboy, K (2006) Customising agile methods to software practices at Intel Shannon, European Journal of Information Systems, Vol 15, No 2, pp. 197-210. | 

Agerfalk, P, Goldkuhl, G, Fitzgerald, B and Bannon, L (2006) Reflecting on action in language, organisations and information systems, European Journal of Information Systems, Vol 15, No 1, pp. 4-8. | 

Holmstrom, H and Fitzgerald, B (2006) Virtual community use for packaged software maintenance, Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce, Vol 16, No 3. | 

Scacchi, W, Feller, J, Fitzgerald, B, Lakhani, K and Hissam, S (2006) Understanding free and open source software processes, Software Process: Improvement and Practice, Vol. 11. | 

Feller, J, Fitzgerald, B, Hissam, S, Lakhani, K and Scacchi, W (2005) Open source application spaces: 5th workshop on open source software engineering, ACM Software Engineering Notes, Vol. 30, No 6, pp. 1-2.

Donnellan, B, Fitzgerald, B, Lake, B and Sturdy, J (2005), Implementing an open-source knowledge-base, IEEE Software, Vol. 20, No. 6, pp. 92-96. | 

Kiely, G and Fitzgerald, B (2005) An investigation of the use of methods within information systems development projects in Ireland, Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, Vol. 22, No. 4, pp. 1-13. 

Lang, M and Fitzgerald, B (2005) Hypermedia systems development practice: a survey, IEEE Software, Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 68-75. | 

Feller, J, Fitzgerald, B, Hissam, S, and Lakhani, K (2005) Collaboration, conflict and control: report on the 4th workshop on open source software engineering, ACM Software Engineering Notes, Vol. 30, No 3, pp. 1-2. 

Heavin C and Fitzgerald, B. (2004) Institutional Impacts on the Development of an IT Industry: The Irish Experience, Journal of Global IT Management, Vol. 7. No. 4. pp. 380-397. 

Fitzgerald, B. (2004) A Critical Look at Open Source, IEEE Computer, Vol 37, No 7, pp. 92-94. | 

Fitzgerald, B. and Kenny, T. (2004) Developing an Information Systems Infrastructure with Open Source Software, IEEE Software, Vol. 19, No. 1,  February 2004, pp.50-55. | 

Fitzgerald, B., Russo, N. and O’Kane, T. (2003) Software Development Method Tailoring at Motorola, Communications of the ACM, Apr 2003, Vol. 46, No. 4, pp. 64-70. | 

Donnellan B. and Fitzgerald, B.  (2003) Developing systems to support organizational learning in product development organizations, E-Journal of Knowledge Management, Vol.1, No. 2. 

Feller, J., Fitzgerald, B., Hecker, F., Hissam, S., Lakhani, K. & van der Hoek, A. (2003) Taking stock of the bazaar: the third workshop on open source software engineering, ACM Software Engineering Notes, Vol. 28, No. 6, pp.5-8. 

Fitzgerald, B. (2003) Informing each other: bridging the gap between researchers and practitioners, Informing Science, Vol 6, pp.13-19. 

Adam, F., Feller, J. and Fitzgerald, B. (2003) Logiciels Libres: Implications pour les Organisations. Systemes d’Information et Management 8(1). pp. 3-9.

Feller, J., Fitzgerald, B., Hecker, F., Hissam, S., Lakhani, K. & van der Hoek, A. (2002) Meeting challenge and surviving success: 2nd Workshop on Open Source Software Engineering, ACM Software Engineering Notes, Vol. 27, No. 5, pp.69-72. 

Fitzgerald, B. and Feller, J. (2002) A further investigation of open source software: community, co-ordination, code quality and security issues, Information Systems Journal, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 3-7. | 

Feller, J., Fitzgerald, B. and van der Hoek, A. (2002) Open source software engineering, IEE Proceedings – Software, Vol. 149, No. 1, pp. 1-2. 

Feller, J., Fitzgerald, B. and van der Hoek, A. (2002) Talking about OSS: making sense of the bazaar, IEE Proceedings – Software, Vol. 149, No. 1, pp. 52-54. 

Neville, K, and Fitzgerald, B. (2002) An innovative training model for an organization embracing technology, Journal of IT Education, Vol.1, No. 3, pp. 193-200. 

Fitzgerald, B. and Feller, J. (2001) Open source software: investigating the software engineering, psychosocial and economic issues, Information Systems Journal, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 273-276. | 

Bacon, J. and Fitzgerald, B. (2001) A systemic framework for the field of information systems, Data Base, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 46-67. | 

Feller, J., Fitzgerald, B. and van der Hoek, A. (2001) Making sense of the bazaar: 1st Workshop on Open Source Software Engineering, ACM Software Engineering Notes, Vol. 26, No. 6, p.51-52. 

Fitzgerald, B. (2000) Systems Development Methodologies: The Problem of Tenses, Information Technology & People, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 13-22. | 

Adam, F. and Fitzgerald, B. (2000) The status of the IS field: historical perspective and practical orientation, Information Research, Vol. 5, No. 4. 

Butler, T. and Fitzgerald, B. (2000) Policy and Practice: The Institutionalisation of User Participation for Systems Development in Organizations Journal of End-User Computing, Vol. 13, No. 1. | 

Fitzgerald, B. and O’Kane, T. (1999) A Longitudinal Study of Software Process Improvement, IEEE Software, May/June, pp. 37-45. | 

Butler, T. and Fitzgerald, B. (1999) Unpacking the systems development process: an empirical application of the CSF concept in a research context, Journal of Strategic Information Systems, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp.351-371. | 

Fitzgerald, B. (1998) An Empirical Investigation into the Adoption of Systems Development Methodologies, Information & Management, Vol. 34, pp. 317-328. | 

Fitzgerald, B. and Howcroft, D. (1998) Towards Dissolution of the IS Research Debate: From Polarisation to Polarity, Journal of Information Technology, Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 313-326. (This paper won an ANBAR award citation of excellence) | 

Fitzgerald, B. et Adam, F. (1998) Nouveaux regards sur les methodologies d’analyse, de conception et de programmation informatiques, Systemes d’Information et Management, Vol. 2. No. 3, pp. 5-18. 

Butler, T. and Fitzgerald, B. (1998) The Institutionalisation of User Participation for Systems Development in Telecom Eireann, Annals of Cases on Information Technology, Vol. 1, pp. 68-86. 

Fitzgerald, B. (1997) The Use of Systems Development Methodologies in Practice: A Field Study, The Information Systems Journal, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 201-212. | 

Fitzgerald, B. (1997) The Executive Systems Research Centre: Building Partnerships through Applied Research with Industry, International Journal of Information Management, Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 229-231.

Fitzgerald, B. (1996) Formalised Systems Development Methodologies: A Critical Perspective, The Information Systems Journal, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 3-23. |  </

Fitzgerald, B. and Murphy, C. (1996) Business Process Reengineering: The Creation and Implementation of a Methodology, INFOR: Journal of Information Systems and Operational Research, Vol. 34, No.1, pp. 3-14. | 

Fitzgerald, B. (1995) Business Process Reengineering: Putting Theory into Practice, Journal of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, January-February, pp. 6-13.

Fitzgerald, B. and Murphy, C. (1994) Executive Information Systems: Separating Fact from Fallacy, Journal of Information Technology, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 288-296. |