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dc.contributor.authorSticklen, D.
dc.contributor.authorIssa, Theodora
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T10:27:30Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T10:27:30Z
dc.date.created2015-12-29T20:00:19Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationSticklen, D. and Issa, T. 2013. An initial examination of free and proprietary software-selection in organizations. In Web Portal Design, Implementation, Integration, and Optimization, 198-215.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2951
dc.identifier.doi10.4018/978-1-4666-2779-6.ch016
dc.description.abstract

© 2013, IGI Global. This article presents the findings of a study concerning organisational software-selection in the context of proprietary and "Free Software". Proprietary software with its inherent benefits and drawbacks remains dominant over Free Software in many business contexts. In contrast, the arrival of disruptive approaches to applying technology, such as cloud-computing, almost certainly mandates a heterogeneous software environment. However, this paper abstracts to the organisational context, as opposed to solely concentrating on the technical aspects, so that broader issues surrounding both proprietary software and Free Software adoption are brought into focus and may provide academics and practitioners with insight into what many would consider an information technology-centric matter. Contemporary multi-disciplinary literature addressing the areas of software-selection methodology, architectures for service delivery, and software types, are combined with recent findings from primary research in order to draw initial conclusions on the current state of software-selection in organisations.

dc.titleAn initial examination of free and proprietary software-selection in organizations
dc.typeBook Chapter
dcterms.source.startPage198
dcterms.source.endPage215
dcterms.source.titleWeb Portal Design, Implementation, Integration, and Optimization
dcterms.source.isbn1466627794
curtin.departmentSchool of Management
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available


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