Functional Roles and Career Paths in Wikipedia

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Functional Roles and Career Paths in Wikipedia
Authors
Ofer Arazy
Felipe Ortega
Oded Nov
M. Lisa Yeo
Adam Balila
Publication date
2015
DOI
10.1145/2675133.2675257
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Functional Roles and Career Paths in Wikipedia - scientific work related to Wikipedia quality published in 2015, written by Ofer Arazy, Felipe Ortega, Oded Nov, M. Lisa Yeo and Adam Balila.

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An understanding of participation dynamics within online production communities requires an examination of the roles assumed by participants. Recent studies have established that the organizational structure of such communities is not flat; rather, participants can take on a variety of well-defined functional roles. What is the nature of functional roles? How have they evolved? And how do participants assume these functions? Prior studies focused primarily on participants' activities, rather than functional roles. Further, extant conceptualizations of role transitions in production communities, such as the Reader to Leader framework, emphasize a single dimension: organizational power, overlooking distinctions between functions. In contrast, in this paper authors empirically study the nature and structure of functional roles within Wikipedia, seeking to validate existing theoretical frameworks. The analysis sheds new light on the nature of functional roles, revealing the intricate "career paths" resulting from participants' role transitions.

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Arazy, Ofer; Ortega, Felipe; Nov, Oded; Yeo, M. Lisa; Balila, Adam. (2015). "[[Functional Roles and Career Paths in Wikipedia]]".DOI: 10.1145/2675133.2675257.

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Arazy, Ofer; Ortega, Felipe; Nov, Oded; Yeo, M. Lisa; Balila, Adam. (2015). &quot;<a href="https://wikipediaquality.com/wiki/Functional_Roles_and_Career_Paths_in_Wikipedia">Functional Roles and Career Paths in Wikipedia</a>&quot;.DOI: 10.1145/2675133.2675257.