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Purpose: This study is a systematic literature review of crowdsourcing that aims to present the research evidence so far regarding the extent to which it can contribute to organisational performance and produce innovations and provide insights on how organisations can operationalise it successfully. Design/methodology/approach: The systematic literature review revolved around a text mining methodology analysing 106 papers. Findings: The themes identified are performance, innovation, operational aspects and motivations. The review revealed a few potential directions for future research in each of the themes considered. Practical implications: This study helps researchers to consider the recent themes on crowdsourcing and identify potential areas for research. At the same time, it provides practitioners with an understanding of the usefulness and process of crowdsourcing and insights on what the critical elements are in order to organise a successful crowdsourcing project. Originality/value: This study employed quantitative content analysis in order to identify the main research themes with higher reliability and validity. It is also the first review on crowdsourcing that incorporates the relevant literature on crowdfunding as a value-creation tool.
Author(s): Pavlidou I, Papagiannidis S, Tsui E
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Industrial Management and Data Systems
Year: 2020
Volume: 120
Issue: 11
Pages: 2041-2065
Online publication date: 09/10/2020
Acceptance date: 01/10/2020
Date deposited: 24/10/2020
ISSN (print): 0263-5577
ISSN (electronic): 1758-5783
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-08-2020-0474
DOI: 10.1108/IMDS-08-2020-0474
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