Strategic Interaction and Knowledge Sharing in the KDE Developer Mailing List

George Kuk
George Kuk
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Nottingham University Business School, University of Nottingham, Jubilee Campus, Wollaton Road, Nottingham NG8 1BB, United Kingdom
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Nottingham University Business School, University of Nottingham, Jubilee Campus, Wollaton Road, Nottingham NG8 1BB, United Kingdom

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Published Online:1 Jul 2006https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1060.0551

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