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Adopting Open Source Software : A Practical Guide.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: The MIT Press SeriesPublisher: Cambridge : MIT Press, 2011Copyright date: ©2011Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (187 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780262298261
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Adopting Open Source SoftwareDDC classification:
  • 005.3
LOC classification:
  • QA76.76.C69 -- A35 2011eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- FACETS AND FEATURES OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION -- INNOVATION IN PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS -- PUBLIC VERSUS PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS -- OPENNESS AND INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: LESSONS AND RISKS -- GOALS OF THIS BOOK -- ORGANIZATION OF THIS BOOK -- Chapter 1. Background and Definitions -- Chapter 2. A Framework for Investigating OSS Adoption -- INTRODUCTION -- A FRAMEWORK FOR STUDYING SECONDARY ADOPTION OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS -- EXPLANATION OF THE FRAMEWORK IN AN OSS CONTEXT -- Chapter 3. Hibernia Hospital -- INTRODUCTION -- STAR OFFICE DESKTOP SUITE -- EMAIL PLATFORM -- ANALYSIS OF OSS ADOPTION IN HIBERNIA HOSPITAL -- CONCLUSIONS -- Chapter 4. Südtiroler Gemeindenverband -- INTRODUCTION -- OSS IN SGV -- ANALYSIS OF OSS ADOPTION IN SGV -- CONCLUSIONS -- Chapter 5. FUNDECYT in Extremadura -- INTRODUCTION -- OSS IN EXTREMADURA -- ANALYSIS OF OSS ADOPTION IN EXTREMADURA -- CONCLUSIONS -- Chapter 6. Adoption of Open Standards in Massachusetts -- INTRODUCTION -- HISTORY OF THE OPEN FORMATS POLICY -- ANALYSIS OF OPEN STANDARDS ADOPTION -- CONCLUSIONS -- Chapter 7. The Italian Chamber of Deputies -- INTRODUCTION -- OSS IN THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES -- OSS DESKTOP AND OPEN OFFICE -- OSS IN THE STRATEGY OF THE CHAMBER -- CONCLUSIONS -- Chapter 8. Comparing the Case Studies -- MANAGERIAL INTERVENTION -- SUBJECTIVE NORMS -- FACILITATING CONDITIONS -- DISTINCTIVE ISSUES WITH OSS ADOPTION -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Summary: A rich case-study analysis of open source software adoption by public organizations in different countries and settings.
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Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- FACETS AND FEATURES OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION -- INNOVATION IN PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS -- PUBLIC VERSUS PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS -- OPENNESS AND INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: LESSONS AND RISKS -- GOALS OF THIS BOOK -- ORGANIZATION OF THIS BOOK -- Chapter 1. Background and Definitions -- Chapter 2. A Framework for Investigating OSS Adoption -- INTRODUCTION -- A FRAMEWORK FOR STUDYING SECONDARY ADOPTION OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS -- EXPLANATION OF THE FRAMEWORK IN AN OSS CONTEXT -- Chapter 3. Hibernia Hospital -- INTRODUCTION -- STAR OFFICE DESKTOP SUITE -- EMAIL PLATFORM -- ANALYSIS OF OSS ADOPTION IN HIBERNIA HOSPITAL -- CONCLUSIONS -- Chapter 4. Südtiroler Gemeindenverband -- INTRODUCTION -- OSS IN SGV -- ANALYSIS OF OSS ADOPTION IN SGV -- CONCLUSIONS -- Chapter 5. FUNDECYT in Extremadura -- INTRODUCTION -- OSS IN EXTREMADURA -- ANALYSIS OF OSS ADOPTION IN EXTREMADURA -- CONCLUSIONS -- Chapter 6. Adoption of Open Standards in Massachusetts -- INTRODUCTION -- HISTORY OF THE OPEN FORMATS POLICY -- ANALYSIS OF OPEN STANDARDS ADOPTION -- CONCLUSIONS -- Chapter 7. The Italian Chamber of Deputies -- INTRODUCTION -- OSS IN THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES -- OSS DESKTOP AND OPEN OFFICE -- OSS IN THE STRATEGY OF THE CHAMBER -- CONCLUSIONS -- Chapter 8. Comparing the Case Studies -- MANAGERIAL INTERVENTION -- SUBJECTIVE NORMS -- FACILITATING CONDITIONS -- DISTINCTIVE ISSUES WITH OSS ADOPTION -- Notes -- References -- Index.

A rich case-study analysis of open source software adoption by public organizations in different countries and settings.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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