Open source software user communities: A study of participation in Linux user groups

Management Science

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1099-1115

  Bagozzi, Richard P ^a   Dholakia, Utpal M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticipated emotions; Linux; Model of goal directed behavior; Novice versus experienced users; Open source software; Social identity; Virtual communities; We intentions

Indexed keywords

ANTICIPATED EMOTIONS; LINUX; MODEL OF GOAL-DIRECTED BEHAVIOR; NOVICE VERSUS EXPERIENCED USERS; OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE; SOCIAL IDENTITY; WE-INTENTIONS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; USER INTERFACES;

ELECTRONIC COMMUNITIES;

EID: 33745601682     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1060.0545     Document Type: Article

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