Entrepreneurial actions and the legitimation of free/open source software services

Volume: 35, Issue: 2, Pages: 143 - 160
Published: Dec 23, 2019
Abstract
Free/open source software users were previously responsible for managing the challenges associated with their software themselves. Recently, a new generation of entrepreneurs seized this emerging market opportunity by positioning themselves as service providers for free/open source software users. Conceptualizing such providers as “institutional entrepreneurs,” we find that due to the nature of the free/open source software context, they exhibit...
Paper Details
Title
Entrepreneurial actions and the legitimation of free/open source software services
Published Date
Dec 23, 2019
Volume
35
Issue
2
Pages
143 - 160
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