Understanding continued use of crowdsourcing systems: An interpretive study

Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-18

  Soliman, Wael ^a   Tuunainen, Virpi Kristiina ^a  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adoption; Continued use; Crowdsourcing; Mixed systems; Motivational factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908123311     PISSN: None     EISSN: 07181876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0718-18762015000100002     Document Type: Article

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