@article{ART001311065},
author={KWON MOON JU and KIM， TAEUNG and Kim Min Ha},
title={An Exploratory Study into Open Source Software Adoption and Resistance Factors},
journal={Informatization Policy},
issn={1598-3498},
year={2008},
volume={15},
number={4},
pages={3-21}
TY - JOUR
AU - KWON MOON JU
AU - KIM， TAEUNG
AU - Kim Min Ha
TI - An Exploratory Study into Open Source Software Adoption and Resistance Factors
JO - Informatization Policy
PY - 2008
VL - 15
IS - 4
PB - NIA
SP - 3
EP - 21
SN - 1598-3498
AB - OSS(Open source software) pursues the freedom to have access to open source and offers several advantages, over the proprietary software, to enterprises. This paper presents a survey results from 503 companies and institutions concerning the use of OSS.
62.6% of these companies and institutions reported that they use at least one or more applications of OSS. But, for those 37.4% of companies and institutions, the most relevant obstacles for diffusing and adopting technological solutions based on OSS include the compatibility(24.7%), credibility(19.0%), stability(18.3%), maintenance(15.3%), no in-house expert(12.3%), etc. Many companies and institutions have also discontinued
using OSS due to the problems related to compatibility(25.0%), credibility and aintenance issues(15.0%), stability and no in-house expert (18.3%), etc. Furthermore, 48.4% of the private companies have no future plans for adopting OSS. The results clearly show that the market for OSS is still in infant stage and desperately needs the government support to reduce the resistance to change from proprietary software to OSS.
KW - Open source software;Proprietary software;Technology diffusion;Adoption
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KWON MOON JU, KIM， TAEUNG and Kim Min Ha. (2008). An Exploratory Study into Open Source Software Adoption and Resistance Factors. Informatization Policy, 15(4), 3-21.
KWON MOON JU, KIM， TAEUNG and Kim Min Ha. 2008, "An Exploratory Study into Open Source Software Adoption and Resistance Factors", Informatization Policy, vol.15, no.4 pp.3-21.
KWON MOON JU, KIM， TAEUNG, Kim Min Ha "An Exploratory Study into Open Source Software Adoption and Resistance Factors" Informatization Policy 15.4 pp.3-21 (2008) : 3.
KWON MOON JU, KIM， TAEUNG, Kim Min Ha. An Exploratory Study into Open Source Software Adoption and Resistance Factors. 2008; 15(4), 3-21.
KWON MOON JU, KIM， TAEUNG and Kim Min Ha. "An Exploratory Study into Open Source Software Adoption and Resistance Factors" Informatization Policy 15, no.4 (2008) : 3-21.
KWON MOON JU; KIM， TAEUNG; Kim Min Ha. An Exploratory Study into Open Source Software Adoption and Resistance Factors. Informatization Policy, 15(4), 3-21.
KWON MOON JU; KIM， TAEUNG; Kim Min Ha. An Exploratory Study into Open Source Software Adoption and Resistance Factors. Informatization Policy. 2008; 15(4) 3-21.
KWON MOON JU, KIM， TAEUNG, Kim Min Ha. An Exploratory Study into Open Source Software Adoption and Resistance Factors. 2008; 15(4), 3-21.
KWON MOON JU, KIM， TAEUNG and Kim Min Ha. "An Exploratory Study into Open Source Software Adoption and Resistance Factors" Informatization Policy 15, no.4 (2008) : 3-21.
