The allocation of collaborative efforts in open-source software

Information Economics and Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 316-322

  den Besten, Matthijs ^a   Dalle, Jean Michel ^b   Galia, Fabrice ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PANTHÉON ASSAS   (France)

Author keywords

Allocation of efforts; Collaboration; Complexity; Coordination; Open source software; Stigmergy

Indexed keywords

ALLOCATION OF EFFORTS; COLLABORATION; COMPLEXITY; COORDINATION; OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE; STIGMERGY;

CODES (SYMBOLS);

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LABOR DIVISION; SOFTWARE;

EID: 56249131425     PISSN: 01676245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2008.06.003     Document Type: Article

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