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- 2015
- Working Paper
Crowdsourced Digital Goods and Firm Productivity: Evidence from Open Source Software
By: Frank Nagle
As firms increasingly rely on crowdsourced digital goods, understanding their impact on productivity becomes critical. This study measures the firm-level productivity impact of one such good, non-pecuniary (free) open source software (OSS). The results show a... View Details
Nagle, Frank. "Crowdsourced Digital Goods and Firm Productivity: Evidence from Open Source Software." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 15-062, January 2015. (Revised June 2015.)
- 15 Oct 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Mixed Source
- June 2003
- Article
How Open Source Software Works: "Free" User-to-User Assistance
By: Karim R. Lakhani and Eric von Hippel
Lakhani, Karim R., and Eric von Hippel. How Open Source Software Works: "Free" User-to-User Assistance. Research Policy 32, no. 6 (June 2003): 923–943.
- 2024
- Working Paper
Contributing to Growth? The Role of Open Source Software for Global Startups
By: Nataliya Langburd Wright, Frank Nagle and Shane Greenstein
How does participating in open source software (OSS) communities spur entrepreneurial growth?
To address this question, we analyze novel data matching accounts from GitHub—the largest OSS
hosting platform—to the universe of global software venture-backed firms... View Details
Keywords: Applications and Software; Open Source Distribution; Entrepreneurship; Business Growth and Maturation; Human Capital; Valuation; Corporate Strategy
Wright, Nataliya Langburd, Frank Nagle, and Shane Greenstein. "Contributing to Growth? The Role of Open Source Software for Global Startups." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-040, January 2024. (Revised August 2024.)
- Article
The Economics of Technology Sharing: Open Source and Beyond
By: Josh Lerner and Jean Tirole
Lerner, Josh, and Jean Tirole. "The Economics of Technology Sharing: Open Source and Beyond." Journal of Economic Perspectives 19, no. 2 (Spring 2005): 99–120. (Earlier version distributed as NBER Working Paper Series No. w10956.)
- May 2007
- Article
The Governance of Open Source Initiatives: What Does it Mean to be Community Managed?
The concept of 'open source' software initially referred to software projects managed by grassroots communities in public forums. Since 1998, the concept has been adapted and diffused to new settings that extend beyond software. While the open source community has... View Details
O'Mahony, Siobhan. "The Governance of Open Source Initiatives: What Does it Mean to be Community Managed?" Art. 4. Special Issue on the Roundtable on the Governance of Open Source Software Journal of Management and Governance 11, no. 2 (May 2007): 139–150.
- July 2003
- Article
Community, Joining, and Specialization in Open Source Software Innovation: A Case Study
By: Georg von Krogh, Sebastian Spaeth and Karim R. Lakhani
Keywords: Civil Society or Community; Applications and Software; Information; Information Technology Industry
von Krogh, Georg, Sebastian Spaeth, and Karim R. Lakhani. "Community, Joining, and Specialization in Open Source Software Innovation: A Case Study." Research Policy 32, no. 7 (July 2003): 1217–1241.
- June 2015 (Revised August 2018)
- Case
American Electric Power: Facing the Challenges of Distributed Generation
By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Hilary White
American Electric Power, like most utilities in the USA, is currently exposed to distributed generation and the problem of net-metering. Solar installations in particular have been heavily subsidized, by the state and by regulation, which does not allow grid operators... View Details
Keywords: Electricity; Utilities; Electric Power Generation; Net Metering; Distributed Generation; Disruptive Innovation; Energy Markets; Solar Power; Wind Power; Solar; Wind; Subsidies; Legislation; Regulation; Disruption; Energy; Energy Generation; Renewable Energy; Problems and Challenges; Risk and Uncertainty; Information Technology; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Energy Industry; Green Technology Industry; Utilities Industry; United States
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Hilary White. "American Electric Power: Facing the Challenges of Distributed Generation." Harvard Business School Case 716-008, June 2015. (Revised August 2018.)
- 05 Jul 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Exploring the Structure of Complex Software Designs: An Empirical Study of Open Source and Proprietary Code
- 15 Dec 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
The Business of Free Software: Enterprise Incentives, Investment, and Motivation in the Open Source Community
- 2020
- White Paper
Vulnerabilities in the Core: Preliminary Report and Census II of Open Source Software
By: Frank Nagle, Jessica Wilkerson, James Dana and Jennifer L. Hoffman
Nagle, Frank, Jessica Wilkerson, James Dana, and Jennifer L. Hoffman. "Vulnerabilities in the Core: Preliminary Report and Census II of Open Source Software." Linux Foundation Core Infrastructure Initiative, Linux Foundation, February 2020.
- March 2016
- Module Note
Government Policy and Distributive Justice
This note introduces the second of two main modules in the HBS elective curriculum course, The Role of Government in Market Economies (RoGME). This module is focused on policies, such as taxes, that change the distribution of economic outcomes. Like the... View Details
Weinzierl, Matthew. "Government Policy and Distributive Justice." Harvard Business School Module Note 716-072, March 2016.
- August 2016
- Article
'Meso'-Foundations of Dynamic Capabilities: Team-Level Synthesis and Distributed Leadership as the Source of Dynamic Creativity
By: Ikujiro Nonaka, Ayano Hirose and Yusaku Takeda
This article examines the theoretical foundations of an organization's dynamic capabilities—sensing, seizing, and transforming—from the perspective of organizational knowledge creation. Making a distinction between the creative and adaptive aspects of dynamic... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Knowledge Creation Theory; Dynamic Capabilities; Middle-up-down Management; Wise Leadership; Phronesis; Multinational Enterprise; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Multinational Firms and Management; Management Practices and Processes; Creativity; Organizational Structure; Knowledge
Nonaka, Ikujiro, Ayano Hirose, and Yusaku Takeda. "'Meso'-Foundations of Dynamic Capabilities: Team-Level Synthesis and Distributed Leadership as the Source of Dynamic Creativity." Global Strategy Journal 6, no. 3 (August 2016): 168–182.
- 18 May 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Organization Design for Distributed Innovation
Keywords: by Carliss Y. Baldwin
- Research Summary
Open Innovation and Organizational Boundaries
I am exploring how open innovation... View Details
- March 2024
- Supplement
Toby Norman: Is Passion Enough for Simprints to Thrive? Decision: Mexico Deal vs. Open Source
Jachimowicz, Jon M. "Toby Norman: Is Passion Enough for Simprints to Thrive? Decision: Mexico Deal vs. Open Source." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 424-708, March 2024.
- 2006
- Working Paper
The Business of Free Software: Enterprise Incentives, Investment, and Motivation in the Open Source Community
By: Marco Iansiti and Gregory L. Richards
Iansiti, Marco, and Gregory L. Richards. "The Business of Free Software: Enterprise Incentives, Investment, and Motivation in the Open Source Community." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-028, November 2006.
- 2004
- Working Paper
Exploring the Structure of Complex Software Designs: An Empirical Study of Open Source and Proprietary Code
By: Alan MacCormack, John Rusnak and Carliss Y. Baldwin
MacCormack, Alan, John Rusnak, and Carliss Y. Baldwin. "Exploring the Structure of Complex Software Designs: An Empirical Study of Open Source and Proprietary Code." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 05-016, October 2004. (Revised 3/06.)
- July 2006
- Article
Exploring the Structure of Complex Software Designs: An Empirical Study of Open Source and Proprietary Code
By: Alan MacCormack, John Rusnak and Carliss Y. Baldwin
MacCormack, Alan, John Rusnak, and Carliss Y. Baldwin. "Exploring the Structure of Complex Software Designs: An Empirical Study of Open Source and Proprietary Code." Management Science 52, no. 7 (July 2006).