Open Source Software Adoption: A Technological Innovation Perspective

Submitted by Kevin Crowston on Sat, 2014-07-19 10:46

Publication Type:

Conference Proceedings

Authors:

Kevin Crowston; François Deltour; Nicolas Jullien

Source:

Association Information et Management, Lyon, France (2013)

URL:

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2244222

Keywords:

open source

Abstract:

This research-in-progress aims to indentify the salient factors explaining adoption of open source software (OSS), as a technological innovation. The theoretical background of the paper is based on the technological innovation literature. We choose to focus on the open ERP case, as it is considered as a promising innovation for firms – especially medium firms - but open ERP also faces numerous challenges. The paper provides a framework and a method for investigation that has to be implemented.