This paper proposes a formal model that analyzes the degree of openness chosen by start-ups when entering the software industry. In line with the literature, we label as degree of openness the extent to which software start-ups mix open source (OS) and proprietary solutions in the portfolio of...

During the last two decades, projects have become increasingly important and recognizable tools for achieving competitiveness, strategic aims and much needed positive changes. The consequence of this, among other things, is the growing number of projects which emerge and are carried out in all...

In recent years there has been an increasing diffusion of open source projects, as well as an increasing interest among scholars on the topic. Open source software (OSS) is developed by communities of programmers and users, usually sponsored by private firms; OSS is available in the public...

An attempt is made in the present work to classify the energy sources that can drive the ORC (organic Rankine cycle) power plants. Concepts of the open and sealed type of the energy sources are introduced as well as the difference between the energy source capacity and the energy supplied to the...

We analyze investment incentives for a firm A owning a software platform and an application and a firm B deciding whether to develop a new application for the platform. While B's entry helps the success of the platform, B fears ex post expropriation by A and is hence reluctant to enter and...

Understanding and managing groundwater resources requires the integration of large amounts of high quality data from different sources. With the recent advances in GIS, data storage, web-based applications, and visualisation technologies, groundwater data management has entered a new phase....