Openness of information resources - A framework-based comparison of mobile platforms

18th European Conference on Information Systems, ECIS 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Schlagwein, Daniel ^a   Schoder, Detlef ^a   Fischbach, Kai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apple; Google; Information management; Information resources; Mobile operating systems; Mobile platforms; Open innovation; Open value creation; Openness; Smartphones; Symbian

Indexed keywords

APPLE; GOOGLE; INFORMATION RESOURCE; MOBILE OPERATING SYSTEMS; MOBILE PLATFORM; OPEN INNOVATION; OPENNESS; SYMBIAN; VALUE CREATION;

FRUITS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SCIENCE; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PRODUCT DESIGN; SMARTPHONES;

MOBILE PHONES;

EID: 84870632702     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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