This paper examines the relationship between the degree of openness that software start-ups choose and some of the main industrial features faced by new entrants. Hypotheses derived from a formal model are tested through the implementation of econometric techniques and information provided by a...

Conversion of ordinary business into e-business has forced organizations to be redesigned and reshaped Today's business owners are more dependent on applications than ever before. Application software automates key business processes - from payments, fund

Considering intrinsic valuation of software developers as the main motive for participating in open source projects, we examine the (Nash) equilibrium effort levels of the software developers in implementing projects that follow one of the three different technologies: the summation, the...

We study competitive interaction between profit-maximizing firms that sell software and complementary goods or services. In addition to tactical price competition, we allow firms to compete through business model reconfigurations. We consider three business models: the proprietary model (where...

Python is a powerful high level open source programming language, that is available for multiple platforms. It supports object oriented programming, and has recently become a serious alternative to low level compiled languages such as C. It is easy to learn and use, and is recognized for very...