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020 _a9781782540977
020 _a1781955638 (ebook)
020 _a178195562X (hbk.)
020 _a9781781955635 (ebook)
020 _a9781781955628 (hbk.)
050 _aQA 76.76.D47 Sof
100 _aCusumano, Michael A
245 1 0 _aSoftware ecosystems: analyzing and managing business networks in the software industry
_cEdited by Slinger Jansen, Assistant Professor of Organization and Information, Utrecht University, The Netherlands, Sjaak Brinkkemper, Professor of Organization and Information, Utrecht University, The Netherlands, Michael A. Cusumano, Professor of Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management, MIT Sloan School of Management, USA.
260 _aCheltenham
_bEdward Elgar
_c2013
300 _axii, 344 pages : illustrations
350 _a45.00
500 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _aIntroduction to software ecosystems -- Business network management -- Visualization and analysis of software ecosystems.
520 _a"This is the first book of its kind dedicated to this emerging field and offers guidelines on how to analyze software ecosystems; methods for managing and growing; methods on transitioning from a closed software organization to an open one; and instruments for dealing with open source, licensing issues, product management and app stores. It is unique in bringing together industry experiences, academic views and tackling challenges such as the definition of fundamental concepts of software ecosystems, describing those forces that influence its development and lifecycles, and the provision of methods for the governance of software ecosystems."--Back cover.
650 0 _aCOMPUTER SOFTWARE--DEVELOPMENT
650 0 _aCOMPUTER SOFTWARE INDUSTRY
700 _aJansen, Slinger
700 _aBrinkkemper, Sjaak
995 _FCBU-MAIN LIBRARY (Kitwe)
_I45.00
_M1
_UAVAILABLE
_WAug 24, 2016
_ZMain Library Open Access Collection
999 _c57826
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