Measuring Non Monetary Innovation In Software: a case study in floss firms from Argentina
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This paper presents a critical review of the design of innovation surveys that follow the Oslo Manual standards, based on a series of case studies in Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) companies. The main objective of the paper is to contribute to identify the specificities of innovation in FLOSS firms that traditional innovation surveys usually omit, to improve current innovation measures and metrics in the software sector. We applied a qualitative analysis based on seven case studies in FLOSS firms from Argentina, mainly through semi-structured interviews to key informants. Such analysis was aimed to elucidate the nature and particularities of the innovation processes and outcomes in the firms, the characteristics of the collaboration with the community and its role in the business model and innovation strategy of the organizations.
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It is common to find an organizational structure of projects divided into two main groups: core and periphery.
“Es común encontrar una estructura organizativa de los proyectos dividida en dos grupos principales: core y periferia.”
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- Authors
- Motta, J., Morero, H. A., & Borrastero, C.
- Affiliations
- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (AR)
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (AR)
- Venue
- International Journal of Innovation
- Publisher
- University Nove de Julho
- Published
- 2019-01-02
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 135-154
- ISSN
- 2318-9975 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2914717909
- Cited by
- 2
- References
- 29
- Citations by year
- 2023: 1 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 0.27
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- International Journal of Innovation (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
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- Repositorio Digital de la UNC (National University of Cordoba) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
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- LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Science Applications › Open Source Software Innovations
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Innovation and Knowledge Management
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Service and Product Innovation
- Keywords
- software innovation, free and open source software, innovation survey, Oslo Manual, innovation measurement, innovation indicators, business models, innovation strategy, Argentina
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