How perceptions of open source software influence adoption: An exploratory study

Proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Information Systems, ECIS 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 973-984

  Morgan, Lorraine ^a   Finnegan, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Adoption of Innovation; Field Study; Open Source Software; Secondary Software Sector

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION OF INNOVATIONS; ANECDOTAL EVIDENCES; EXPLORATORY STUDIES; FIELD STUDIES; INDIVIDUAL FACTORS; OPEN SOURCE PRODUCTS; OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE; PERCEIVED BENEFITS; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; SECONDARY SOFTWARE SECTOR;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; INDUSTRY; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS;

INNOVATION;

EID: 84869460430     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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