The value of openess in scientific problem solving
By: Karim R. Lakhani, Lars Bo Jeppesen, Peter A. Lohse, Jill A. Panetta
Contributors: Jeppesen, Lars Bo; Lohse, Peter A.; Panetta, Jill A.; Harvard Business School. Division of Research
Series: Working paper / Division of Research, Harvard Business School -- 07-050; Working paper (Harvard Business School. Division of Research) -- 07-050
Publisher: Division of Research, Harvard Business School
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Boston]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 57
Description: Openness and free information sharing amongst scientists are supposed to be core norms of the scientific community. However, many studies have shown that these norms are not universally followed. Lack of openness and transparency means that scientific problem solving is constrained to a few scientists who work in secret and who typically fail to leverage the entire accumulation of scientific knowledge available. We present evidence of the efficacy of problem solving when disclosing problem information. We show that disclosure of problem information to a large group of outside solvers is an effective means of solving scientific problems.
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Includes bibliographical references.