The attraction of contributors in free and open source software projects
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University of Brasilia, Department of Management, Caixa-Postal: 4320, 70910-900 Brasilia, DF, Brazil Nottingham University Business School, Nottingham, UK Department of Computer Science, Institute of Mathematics and Statistics, University of São Paulo, 207-C, Rua do Matão, 1010, Cidade Universitária, 05508-090 São Paulo, SP, Brazil Department of Management Information Systems, College of Business, Rehn Hall, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Rehn 210-A, Mail Code 4627, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- J. Strategic Inf. Sys.
دوره 22 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013