An Organizational Perspective on Free and Open Source Software Development

The Economics of Open Source Software Development

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 185-205

  Vujovic, Sladjana ^a   Ulhøi, John P ^a  

^a AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

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EID: 36849032932     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-044452769-1/50009-3     Document Type: Chapter

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