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Adoption of Open Source Software (OSS) and Organization Performance in the Library

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The emergence of OSS for the library, it has introduced a lot of new concept of managing the library and change the way in library daily operations. Open Source Software has become increasingly popular in libraries and every year more libraries migrate from proprietary software to open source software because of two main reasons, cost and functionality of the system. However, it is important for organization to be carefully during selection and customization an appropriate OSS as it might address specific business requirement in relation to the organizational performance. In this paper, the proposed framework will associate organization competitive edge throughout their ability to improve their performance. In shortcoming, this paper focuses the dimensions of OSS adoption and relationship with organizational performance.
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In-Text Citation: (Baharuddin, Izhar, & Shoid, 2018)
To Cite this Article: Baharuddin, M. F., Izhar, T. A. T., & Shoid, M. S. M. (2018). Adoption of Open Source Software (OSS) and Organization Performance in the Library. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 8(9), 285–297.