Strategies for software-based hybrid business models

Journal of Strategic Information Systems

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 274-294

  Deodhar, Swanand J ^a   Saxena, K B C ^b   Gupta, Rajen K ^a   Ruohonen, Mikko ^c  

^a MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (India)

^b FORTUNE INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS   (India)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Case study research; Open source software; Software business model; Software strategies

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS MODELS; CASE STUDY RESEARCH; OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE; OPEN SOURCES; PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE; SOFTWARE BUSINESS; SOFTWARE ORGANIZATION; SOFTWARE PRODUCTS; SOFTWARE-BASED;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

OPEN SYSTEMS;

EID: 84870345949     PISSN: 09638687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsis.2012.06.001     Document Type: Article

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