Crowdsourcing: la foule en question(s)

Sophie Renault ()
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Sophie Renault: LOG - Laboratoire Orléanais de Gestion (1998-2011) - UO - Université d'Orléans, VALLOREM - Val de Loire Recherche en Management - UO - Université d'Orléans - UT - Université de Tours, IAE Caen - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises - Caen - UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université

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Abstract: Although at the heart of "crowdsourcing" the definition of the word "crowd" is prone to controversy. In its original meaning, the word "crowd" refers to a multitude of people gathered in one place. However, in the context of crowdsourcing this "place" is mostly virtual, we are here talking about the digital crowd. Therefore, many of the facets of what we call a crowd are called into question : does it consist of a large number of individuals ? Are they all in the same place ? Does this crowd produce good quality ? This article questions seven misconceptions surrounding the word "crowd" in order to better understand its morphology and contours.

Keywords: "crowdsourcing"; "crowdfunding"; "financement participatif"; "foule" (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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Published in Gérer et Comprendre. Annales des Mines, 2017, 129, pp.45-57

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