Digital business ecosystems : theoretical underpinnings -- The business ecosystem as a multiple dynamic network / Angelo Corallo -- The paradigm of structural coupling in digital ecosystems / Paolo Dini, Francesco Nachira -- The organizational dimension of digital business ecosystems -- The...

Introduction -- Background: OSS development and acquisitions -- Qualitative study: How does the involvement of firms in OSS matter in the pre-acquisition phase? -- Quantitative study: The role of OSS for likelihood and timing of acquisitions -- Mixed-methods study: The effect of acquisitions on...

"This book examines how use of open source software (OSS) is affecting society, business, government, education, and law,including an overview of the culture from which OSS emerged and the process though which OSS is created and modified. Readers will gain an understanding of the complexities...