Open source development: A hybrid in innovation and management theory

Management Decision

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1095-1114

  Ulhøi, John P ^a  

^a AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Evolution; Innovation; Knowledge management; Property

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993012271     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251740410565145     Document Type: Article

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