Speed matters: The role of free software offer in software diffusion

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 207-240

  Jiang, Zhengrui ^a   Sarkar, Sumit ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bass model; Diffusion of innovations; Dynamic pricing; Free software

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ECONOMICS;

BASS DIFFUSION MODEL; BASS MODEL; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS; DIFFUSION PROCESS; DYNAMIC PRICING; FREE SOFTWARE; NETWORK EXTERNALITY; SOFTWARE PRODUCTS;

DIFFUSION;

EID: 77749333387     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/MIS0742-1222260307     Document Type: Article

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