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How can proprietary software firms take advantage over open source communities? : another story of profitable piracy
Le Texier, Thomas; Zeroukhi, Mourad - In: Revue d'économie industrielle 177 (2022), pp. 103-136
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013283959
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The Transaction Costs Perspective on Standards as a Source of Trade and Productivity Growth
Butter, Frank A.G. den; Groot, Stefan P.T.; Lazrak, Faroek - Tinbergen Instituut - 2007
This paper discusses the design, implementation and use of standards from the perspective of transaction costs … economics. A proper design and implementation of standards may lead to a considerable reduction of transaction costs, which … shows that network externalities play a major role in the use of standards, and that, on the other hand, worldwide standards …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011256554
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The Transaction Costs Perspective on Standards as a Source of Trade and Productivity Growth
den Butter, Frank A.G.; Groot, Stefan P.T.; Lazrak, Faroek - 2007
This paper discusses the design, implementation and use of standards from the perspective of transaction costs … economics. A proper design and implementation of standards may lead to a considerable reduction of transaction costs, which … shows that network externalities play a major role in the use of standards, and that, on the other hand, worldwide standards …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325142
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Procuring Innovation
Cabral, Luís M B; Cozzi, Guido; Denicolò, Vincenzo; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
To stay on top of global competition, firms and governments often need to acquire innovative goods and services, including ideas and research, from their strategic suppliers. A careful design of procurement policy is crucial to make potential suppliers generate and sell the most suitable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005791875
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The Transaction Costs Perspective on Standards as a Source of Trade and Productivity Growth
Butter, Frank A.G. den; Groot, Stefan P.T.; Lazrak, Faroek - Tinbergen Institute - 2007
This paper discusses the design, implementation and use of standards from the perspective of transaction costs … economics. A proper design and implementation of standards may lead to a considerable reduction of transaction costs, which … shows that network externalities play a major role in the use of standards, and that, on the other hand, worldwide standards …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005136880
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Patents and the Performance of Voluntary Standard-Setting Organizations
Rysman, Marc; Simcoe, Timothy - In: Management Science 54 (2008) 11, pp. 1920-1934
Voluntary standard-setting organizations (SSOs) are a common feature of systems industries, where firms supply interoperable components for a shared technology platform. These institutions promote coordinated innovation by providing a forum for collective decision making and a potential solution...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009214758
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Patents and the Performance of Voluntary Standard Setting Organizations
Rysman, Marc; Simcoe, Tim - Center for Intergenerational Studies, Institute of … - 2009
Voluntary standard setting organizations (SSOs) are a common feature of systems industries, where firms supply inter-operable components for a shared technology platform. These institutions promote coordinated innovation by providing a forum for collective decision-making and a potential...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005018287
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Apropriação tecnológica na economia do conhecimento: inovação e propriedade intelectual de software na América Latina
Tigre, Paulo Bastos; Marques, Felipe Silveira - In: Revista Economia e Sociedade 38 (2009) 12, pp. 20-20
Technology appropriation in knowledge economy: innovation and intellectual property in Latin American software industry … diffusion. This article discusses the conflicts arising from software patent protection, an area in which the assets are … includes the analysis of regional software industry development, firms? strategies to protect IP, legislation and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008497795
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Who Starts with Open Source? Institutional Choice of Start-Ups in the German ICT Sector
Fritsch, Michael; Engelhardt, Sebastian von - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
between two IPR regimes: open source software (OSS) or closed source software (CSS). The share of new firms with an OSS …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008511326
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A Model of corporate donations to open source under hardware–software complementarity
Di Gaetano, Luigi - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
scholars on the topic. Open source software (OSS) is developed by communities of programmers and users, usually sponsored by … source software (CSS) competition will be presented. Hardware and software are complement goods and OSS is financed by … hardware firms. There is a differentiated oligopoly of hardware–software bundles, in which firms compete in prices. Results are …
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