Returns from social capital in open source software networks

Journal of Evolutionary Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 277-295

  Méndez Durón, Rebeca ^a   García, Clara E ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION   (Spain)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Networks; Social capital; Software industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449131541     PISSN: 09369937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00191-008-0125-5     Document Type: Article

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