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| − | '''Network Positions and Contributions to Online Public Goods: the Case of Chinese Wikipedia''' - scientific work related to Wikipedia quality published in 2012, written by Xiaoquan Michael Zhang and Chong Wang. | + | '''Network Positions and Contributions to Online Public Goods: the Case of Chinese Wikipedia''' - scientific work related to [[Wikipedia quality]] published in 2012, written by [[Xiaoquan Michael Zhang]] and [[Chong Wang]]. |
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| − | Authors study the effect of collaboration network structure on the contribution behavior of participating editors in Wikipedia. Collaboration in Wikipedia is organized around articles, and any two editors co-editing an article have a collaborative relationship. Based on the economic theories about network games and social role theory, authors propose that an editor's position in the collaboration network influences the editor's decisions about her total contribution as well as the allocation of her efforts. By leveraging panel data collected from the Chinese language version of Wikipedia and a natural experiment resulting from blocking it in mainland China, authors find strong support for the proposed effect of network position on contribution behavior. Authors analysis further reveals that different aspects of an individual's network position have distinct implications. This research enhances understanding about how collaboration network structure shapes individual behavior in online mass collaboration platforms. | + | Authors study the effect of collaboration network structure on the contribution behavior of participating editors in [[Wikipedia]]. Collaboration in Wikipedia is organized around articles, and any two editors co-editing an article have a collaborative relationship. Based on the economic theories about network games and social role theory, authors propose that an editor's position in the collaboration network influences the editor's decisions about her total contribution as well as the allocation of her efforts. By leveraging panel data collected from the Chinese language version of Wikipedia and a natural experiment resulting from blocking it in mainland China, authors find strong support for the proposed effect of network position on contribution behavior. Authors analysis further reveals that different aspects of an individual's network position have distinct implications. This research enhances understanding about how collaboration network structure shapes individual behavior in online mass collaboration platforms. |
Revision as of 22:34, 11 June 2019
Network Positions and Contributions to Online Public Goods: the Case of Chinese Wikipedia - scientific work related to Wikipedia quality published in 2012, written by Xiaoquan Michael Zhang and Chong Wang.
Overview
Authors study the effect of collaboration network structure on the contribution behavior of participating editors in Wikipedia. Collaboration in Wikipedia is organized around articles, and any two editors co-editing an article have a collaborative relationship. Based on the economic theories about network games and social role theory, authors propose that an editor's position in the collaboration network influences the editor's decisions about her total contribution as well as the allocation of her efforts. By leveraging panel data collected from the Chinese language version of Wikipedia and a natural experiment resulting from blocking it in mainland China, authors find strong support for the proposed effect of network position on contribution behavior. Authors analysis further reveals that different aspects of an individual's network position have distinct implications. This research enhances understanding about how collaboration network structure shapes individual behavior in online mass collaboration platforms.
