A few days ago, I successfully defending my MA thesis on crowd motivation. As I polish up a final copy for print, here is my draft. Details forthcoming.
Why Bother? Examining the Motivations of Users in Large-Scale Crowd-Powered Online Initiatives
As this is not the final copy, please do not distribute it. Rather, link back to this page, so that I can provide the final when available.
June 13, 2011 at 2:06 am
[...] the discussion on achievements , but in the scope of my research, I found that achievements are nearly always a secondary motivator, strengthening the motivation of somebody already engaged rather than standing on their [...]