So-called open source software (OSS) is marked by free access to the software and its source code. Copyright-based OSS licenses permit users to use, change, improve and redistribute the software, which is designed and developed in a public, collaborative manner. High quality OSS products like...

The paper analyzes the impact of institutional and cultural factors on a remarkable economic activity: the production of so-called open source software (OSS). OSS is marked by free access to the software and its source code. Copyright-based OSS licenses permit users to use, change, improve and...

We construct an endogenous growth model that includes a cultural variable along the dimension of individualism-collectivism. The model predicts that more individualism leads to more innovation because of the social rewards associated with innovation in an individualist culture. This cultural...

Klappentext: Unsere Arbeitskultur gleicht sich immer schneller der der Entwicklungsländer an, so der bekannte Soziologe Ulrich Beck. Ein neues Gesellschaftsmodell - das einer engagierten Bürgergesellschaft - ist für ihn die einzige Chance, Sozialstaat und Demokratie auch im nächsten...