Software developed and producedin open source projects has become an importantcompetitor in the software industry. Since itcan be downloaded for free and no wages arepaid to developers, the open source endeavorseems to rest on voluntary contributions byhobbyists. In the discussion of this puzzle...

Das Mutterschutzgesetz (MuSchG) und das Bundeserziehungsgeldgesetz (BErzGG) stehen exemplarisch für soziale Institutionen in Deutschland, die unter zu geringer Berücksichtigung ihrer Folgewirkungen in Kraft gesetzt wurden. Carola Jungwirth analysiert mit Hilfe der Neuen Institutionenökonomie,...

The advantage of specialization in venture capital financing makes the presence of generalist investors perplexing. In order to understand their function, the authors investigate the knowledge resource bases of both generalist and specialist venture capital funds, the types of enterprises they...