How do Firms Make Use of Open Source Communities?

被引：163

作者：

Dahlander, Linus ^{[1
]}

Magnusson, Mats ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Tanaka Business Sch, Innovat & Entrepreneurship Grp, London SW7 2AZ, England

[2] Chalmers, Dept Technol Management & Econ, Ctr Business Innovat & RIDE, S-41296 Gothenburg, Sweden

来源：

LONG RANGE PLANNING | 2008年 / 41卷 / 06期

基金：

英国经济与社会研究理事会;

关键词：

D O I：

10.1016/j.lrp.2008.09.003

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Relying on four in-depth case studies of firms involved with open source software, we investigate how firms make use of open source communities, and how that use is associated with their business models. Three themes - accessing, aligning and assimilating are inductively developed for how the firms relate to the external knowledge created in the communities. For each theme, we make an argument about the tactics associated with each theme and their positive and negative consequences. The findings are related to the literature on the open and distributed nature of innovation, and various theoretical and managerial implications are discussed. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：629 / 649

页数：21

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