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Comparing crowdsourcing initiatives: Toward a typology development
Author(s) -
AliHassan Hossam,
Allam Hesham
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
canadian journal of administrative sciences / revue canadienne des sciences de l'administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.347
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1936-4490
pISSN - 0825-0383
DOI - 10.1002/cjas.1395
Subject(s) - crowdsourcing , typology , open innovation , humanities , political science , sociology , computer science , knowledge management , world wide web , art , anthropology
Although numerous studies have examined the crowdsourcing phenomenon, little consensus exists regarding the classification of distinct types of activities within crowdsourcing. In this study, we identify and classify 12 crowdsourcing initiatives that comprise the key categories of crowdsourcing: Crowdpedia , Fansourcing , Crowdnetworking , Crowdsharing , Crowdvoting , Crowdfunding , Ideation , Open Innovation , User Innovation , Scisourcing , Crowd‐Relief , and Open Source Software . Our main objective is to establish the similarities and differences between basic crowdsourcing initiatives and develop a typology based on nine crowdsourcing dimensions that we develop. This crowdsourcing typology will provide a roadmap on which researchers can anchor their research and practitioners can make more informed decisions about which category of crowdsourcing they should seek. Copyright © 2016 ASAC. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.