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How Firms Can Strategically Influence Open Source Communities
Viktor Lee
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Paperback. Series: Forschungs-/Entwicklungs-/Innovations-management. Num Pages: 193 pages, 45 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, 17 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: KJD; KJMV6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 288.
Firms have discovered that open source (OS) communities can be valuable
sources of innovation. However, the access for firms to these communities
turned to be intricate. One proven way of how firms can enter OS communities is via their personnel (“men on the inside”). Focusing on firmsponsored OS communities, Viktor Lee detects the specific functions of
MOI and how these individuals influence the community network by applying a comparative case study of two OSS firms. A netnographic and social network analysis of the community interactions of over 12,000 individuals was conducted. He concludes that firms can succeed in integrating a community into the ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Gabler Germany
Number of pages
193
Condition
New
Series
Forschungs-/Entwicklungs-/Innovations-management
Number of Pages
193
Place of Publication
Wiesbaden, Germany
ISBN
9783834933874
SKU
V9783834933874
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