Open Beyond Software

28 Pages Posted: 30 Aug 2005

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Sonali Shah

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Date Written: August 2005

Abstract

The "community-based" model has generated many of the innovations we use on a daily basis. The social structure created by this model has cultivated many entrepreneurial ventures and even seeded new industries and product categories. The model is based upon the open, voluntary, and collaborative efforts of users - a term that describes enthusiasts, tinkerers, amateurs, everyday people, and even firms who derive benefit from a product or service by using it. This paper describes key elements of the community-based model and provides examples of community-based innovation that span fields and centuries.

Keywords: innovation, users, property rights, entrepreneurship

Suggested Citation

Shah, Sonali, Open Beyond Software (August 2005). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=789805 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.789805

Sonali Shah (Contact Author)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ( email )

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1206 South Sixth Street
Champaign, IL Champaign 61822
United States

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