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Open source software development—Just another case of collective invention?
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- Authors
- Osterloh, M., & Rota, S.
- Affiliations
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Corresponding author
- Osterloh, Margit
- ORCID
- Osterloh, Margit
- Venue
- Research Policy
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2007-03
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 157-171
- ISSN
- 0048-7333 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3121570764
- Cited by
- 281
- References
- 51
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- FWCI
- 53.16
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- hdl.handle.net
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- public-domain
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- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Science Applications › Open Source Software Innovations
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Digital Platforms and Economics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management of Technology and Innovation › Intellectual Property and Patents
- Keywords
- open source software, collective invention, innovation models, institutional innovation, common property, dominant design, patent law, developer communities
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