This paper casts light on the role of initial code release for providing coordination of joint search processes, i.e., search processes that involve several agents who search together. We develop hypotheses about the role of initial code release for providing coordination, and for whether...

This paper seeks to single out what micro-level working activities may be more conducive of faster COVID-19 transmission. We do so from an innovation perspective, knowing that knowledge production has an important component rooted in tacit knowledge, whose sharing is heavily based on physical...

Social enterprises are home to different logics, thus making the search for business models capable of reconciling conflicts between economic and social goals is very complex. We posit that digital technologies can help social entrepreneurs overcome this difficulty. Indeed, this paper aims at...

The aim of this paper is to investigate the factors influencing the speed at which knowledge flows from foreign to domestic firms. The focus is not on whether a knowledge spillover occurs, but on the time it takes to spread the MNC subsidiary knowledge in the local area. Filling the gap about...

We develop a simple model of digital markets to analyze the impact of Covid-19 on the digital transformation of sectors. The lockdown due to Covid-19 is modeled as a shock that wipes out the physical market, temporarily leaving digital consumption as the only option. Under plausible assumptions...