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View article: Chat More and Contribute Better: An Empirical Study of a Knowledge-Sharing Community
Chat More and Contribute Better: An Empirical Study of a Knowledge-Sharing Community Open
Knowledge-sharing communities face a dual challenge: they must enable efficient content generation and also provide spaces in which interpersonal bonds can form. We examine how these goals interact by studying Stack Overflow’s introduction…
View article: Make or buy your artificial intelligence? Complementarities in technology sourcing
Make or buy your artificial intelligence? Complementarities in technology sourcing Open
We investigate firm decisions to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) technology and how adoption is sourced: by purchasing commercial readymade software, by developing or customizing solutions in‐house, or both. Using a cross‐sectional data…
View article: The Role of Venture Capital in the Formation of a New Technological Ecosystem: Evidence from the Cloud1
The Role of Venture Capital in the Formation of a New Technological Ecosystem: Evidence from the Cloud1 Open
The diffusion of new information technology (IT) requires the development of an ecosystem of hardware and software producers, users, and other firms. It is widely believed that venture capitalists (VCs) can play a role in the development o…
View article: Agglomeration of Invention in the Bay Area: Not Just ICT
Agglomeration of Invention in the Bay Area: Not Just ICT Open
We document that the Bay Area rose from 4% of all successful US patent applications in 1976 to 16% in 2008. This is partly driven by the increase in the prevalence of information and communication technology; however, even for patents unre…
View article: Replication data for: Agglomeration of Invention in the Bay Area: Not Just ICT
Replication data for: Agglomeration of Invention in the Bay Area: Not Just ICT Open
We document that the Bay Area rose from 4% of all successful US patent applications in 1976 to 16% in 2008. This is partly driven by the increase in the prevalence of information and communication technology; however, even for patents unre…