Comparing the Case Studies
Comparing the Case Studies
This chapter compares the five case studies on the adoption of open source software (OSS) in public organizations, examines whether the adoption of OSS differs from the adoption of software that is not open source, and analyzes the similarities and differences between the five cases. It also describes how each organization attempted to resolve concerns about OSS adoption and identifies the similarities in the secondary adoption process of the five organizations in this study. The chapter highlights the importance of innovation attributes, organizational attributes, and ownership cost in successful OSS adoption.
Keywords: adoption of OSS, public organizations, secondary adoption, case studies, innovation attributes, organizational attributes, ownership cost
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