Free love, Linux and Leishmaniasis: developing a business model for communitarian innovation

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Title Free love, Linux and Leishmaniasis: developing a business model for communitarian innovation
Publication Type dissertation
School or College College of Social & Behavioral Science
Department Economics
Author Francom, David Brent
Date 2012-05
Description Through a case study analysis of 19th and 21st century communitarian innovation groups, this dissertation develops a business model that promotes innovation without the incentives of monopoly profits provided by patents. Social Utopian communities of the 19th century and Free and Open Source Software development communities share similar contributors' incentives and comparable organizational structures which provides a foundation for a business model that can be transported to other industries, specifically biotechnology. Communitarian innovation groups already exist within the biotechnology sector but have not yet been proven effective or capable of applying the communitarian business model through all stages of research and development. This dissertation provides the business model for communitarian innovation as well as recommendations on how to apply the business model to all stages of biotechnology innovation.
Type Text
Publisher University of Utah
Subject Alternative business model; Biotechnology; Communitarian; Cooperative innovation; Open source; Tropical diseases
Dissertation Institution University of Utah
Dissertation Name Doctor of Philosophy
Language eng
Rights Management Copyright © David Brent Francom 2012
Format application/pdf
Format Medium application/pdf
Format Extent 753,046 bytes
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6vm4t38
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