International Journal of Crowd Science 2018, 2(1): 27-41 https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCS-07-2017-0005

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Crowd-sourcing (who, why and what)

Show Author's Information Hide Author's Information Henry Oluchukwu Ikediego^¹, Mustafa Ilkan^², A. Mohammed Abubakar^³(

), Festus Victor Bekun^²

Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Dogu Akdeniz Universitesi, Famagusta, Cyprus

Dogu Akdeniz Universitesi, Gazimagusa, Cyprus

College of Business, Antalya Bilim University, Antalya, Turkey

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Crowdsourcing, Outsourcing, IT, Freelancing, Open call

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Ikediego HO, Ilkan M, Abubakar AM, et al. Crowd-sourcing (who, why and what). International Journal of Crowd Science, 2018, 2(1): 27-41. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCS-07-2017-0005

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Purpose

There is growing interest in innovative online problem-solving models such as crowdsourcing to serve individuals, firms and the society as a whole. Crowdsourcing is the combination of efforts from various sets of individuals who are either volunteering or working part-time for socioeconomic production, basically in the cyber world. This hybrid work model is already in use by businesses and entrepreneurs; some of the platforms include Amazon mechanical Turk, 99designs, Hit RECORD and Design Crowd.

Design/methodology/approach

Much has been parleyed and published, and this is primarily because of the efficient socioeconomic potentials crowdsourcing offers.

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This paper addressed the following three questions to help have a better understanding of crowdsourcing: who can perform crowdsourcing? why it is relevant to crowdsource in this present proliferated internet age and if there are going to be some changes in the future and the last but not the least what can be done to promote it in the society?

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This paper discusses the three W’s and concludes with challenges facing the crowdsourcing work model.

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Crowd-sourcing (who, why and what)

Show Author's information Hide Author's Information Henry Oluchukwu Ikediego^¹, Mustafa Ilkan^², A. Mohammed Abubakar^³(

), Festus Victor Bekun^²

Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Dogu Akdeniz Universitesi, Famagusta, Cyprus

Dogu Akdeniz Universitesi, Gazimagusa, Cyprus

College of Business, Antalya Bilim University, Antalya, Turkey

Abstract

Purpose

Design/methodology/approach

Much has been parleyed and published, and this is primarily because of the efficient socioeconomic potentials crowdsourcing offers.

Findings

Originality/value

This paper discusses the three W’s and concludes with challenges facing the crowdsourcing work model.

Keywords: Crowdsourcing, Outsourcing, IT, Freelancing, Open call

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Received: 04 July 2017

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Published: 28 March 2018

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