Analysis of Cultural Differences in Collaborative Innovation Networks: Wikipedia
Abstract
This
paper aims to observe the cultural differences in collaborative innovation
networks by comparing the statistics that belong to different versions of Wikipedia
websites in English, German, Japanese, Korean, Finnish and Turkish languages.
For this purpose, data provided by Wikipedia is used. Relying on this data, the
prevalence of Wikipedia was evaluated by examining contribution rates to
Wikipedia dependent on population in different languages. In addition, the
hierarchy of the social structure formed during article creation on Wikipedia
was evaluated by looking at figures such as the number of active users and
admins. Here, Wikipedia is used as a microscope to analyze the cultural
structure and the transition process of different local cultures into information
technologies. This study is a step toward having a better understanding of
different cultures by analyzing editors’ behavior based on the assumption that
the editing behavior and co-operation models are influenced by their own
cultures in the real world.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
August 28, 2019
Submission Date
May 14, 2019
Acceptance Date
August 17, 2019
Published in Issue
Year 2019 Volume: 26 Number: 2