Author ORCID Identifier

Andrea Wiggins

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-14-2010

Publication Title

International Journal of Organisational Design and Engineering

Volume

1

Issue

1/2

First Page

148

Last Page

162

Abstract

This paper develops an organisation design-oriented conceptual model of scientific knowledge production through citizen science virtual organisations. Citizen science is a form of organisation design for collaborative scientific research involving scientists and volunteers, for which internet-based modes of participation enable massive virtual collaboration by thousands of members of the public. The conceptual model provides an example of a theory development process and discusses its application to an exploratory study. The paper contributes a multi-level process model for organising investigation into the impact of design on this form of scientific knowledge production.

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