The primary findings of our study suggest that software firms that adopt the OSS-based business model are notably less … productive than companies that merely offer proprietary software solutions. Our estimation results further show that the OSS … model use has not substantially improved the performance of software firms, we find that the OSS business model adopters …

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 …

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 redistribute the software, which is designed and developed in a …

Open source software (OSS) is marked by free access to the software and its source code. OSS is developed by a …

This paper considers a dynamic model of the evolution of open source software projects, focusing on the evolution of … source software are motivated by reciprocal altruism to publish their own improvements. The evolution of the open …

between two IPR regimes: open source software (OSS) or closed source software (CSS). The share of new firms with an OSS …

increasingly available solution to the above mention problem. The development of IT technology and software increased enormously in …

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 …

We study competitive interaction between profit-maximizing firms that sell software and complementary goods or services … three business models: the proprietary model (where all software modules offered by the firm are proprietary), the open … situations: monopoly, commercial firm vs. non-profit open source project, and duopoly. We show that: (i) firms may become "more …

Arbeitender, die durch eine rechtlich spezifische Lizenz ein „oeffentliches Gut“ erstellen, neben kommerzieller Software eine hohe …