The emergence of open source and Linux has burdened IT managers with the challenge of whether, when, and in what applications to adopt open source software in their firms. We characterize the conditions under which enterprises adopt open source software. We show that adoption depends crucially...

Agile software development is having a profound impact on the software industry. However, the Agent-Based Social Simulation (ABSS) community has not kept the same pace with the growing interest in agile methods. A review of the evidence available on the relation between agile and ABSS was...

In this paper we study a monopolist technology vendor's decision to degrade their installed base when they release their newer version. An installed base of products that are technologically tethered, whether digital products such as smartphones or predominantly non-digital products such as...

Existing theory predicts two possible and opposing competitive responses by firms to digitalpiracy, resulting in an ambiguous impact on innovation. We resolve this tension by using a naturalexperiment stemming from a shock to file-sharing technology, which led to a sudden increase inpiracy in...

The current study reviews prior literature to analyze its findings and presents the results in a thematic analysis pattern to make comprehension of findings convenient. The paper makes important contributions by investigating the connections between the General Auditing Software (GAS) and the...

Objective: The objective of the article is to evaluate whether technological changes adopted in procurement can support the strategy of the firm and to observe the software robots’ implementation phase in procurement. Research Design & Methods: In order to reach the article objective, a single...

Patents constitute our foremost policy tool for encouraging innovation. However, because each new technology provides an important input to subsequent innovation, the exclusive rights conferred by a patent may also impose significant costs upon follow-on innovators. Optimal patent policy should...

In many durable good contexts, firms price discriminate by charging higher prices for the latest functionality. By contrast, the software market sees little such price discrimination, despite new versions being introduced over time. I propose that the software firm's ability to price...

This paper is a CASE STUDY showing how the author and his team set up a Project Management Office (PMO) for a major Middle East contractor that used the Omniclass multi-dimensional, standardized WBS/CBS to enable capturing progress, cost and productivity information from the field, importing it...