A strategic analysis for successful open source software utilization based on a structural equation model

Journal of Systems and Software

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1014-1024

  Sohn, So Young ^a   Mok, Min Seok ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ISO IEC 9126; Open source software (OSS); Open source software utilization index (OSSUI); Structural equation model

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; DATA REDUCTION; INDEXING (OF INFORMATION); QUALITY OF SERVICE; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

SOFTWARE UTILIZATION; STRATEGIC ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODEL (SEM);

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 42049083520     PISSN: 01641212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2007.08.034     Document Type: Article

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