Research Article

Analysis of Cultural Differences in Collaborative Innovation Networks: Wikipedia

Volume: 26 Number: 2 August 28, 2019
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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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Primary Language

English

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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

APA
Polat, M., & Akbıyık, A. (2019). Analysis of Cultural Differences in Collaborative Innovation Networks: Wikipedia. Yönetim Ve Ekonomi Dergisi, 26(2), 547-555. https://doi.org/10.18657/yonveek.565210
AMA
1.Polat M, Akbıyık A. Analysis of Cultural Differences in Collaborative Innovation Networks: Wikipedia. Yönetim ve Ekonomi Dergisi. 2019;26(2):547-555. doi:10.18657/yonveek.565210
Chicago
Polat, Mustafa, and Adem Akbıyık. 2019. “Analysis of Cultural Differences in Collaborative Innovation Networks: Wikipedia”. Yönetim Ve Ekonomi Dergisi 26 (2): 547-55. https://doi.org/10.18657/yonveek.565210.
EndNote
Polat M, Akbıyık A (August 1, 2019) Analysis of Cultural Differences in Collaborative Innovation Networks: Wikipedia. Yönetim ve Ekonomi Dergisi 26 2 547–555.
IEEE
[1]M. Polat and A. Akbıyık, “Analysis of Cultural Differences in Collaborative Innovation Networks: Wikipedia”, Yönetim ve Ekonomi Dergisi, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 547–555, Aug. 2019, doi: 10.18657/yonveek.565210.
ISNAD
Polat, Mustafa - Akbıyık, Adem. “Analysis of Cultural Differences in Collaborative Innovation Networks: Wikipedia”. Yönetim ve Ekonomi Dergisi 26/2 (August 1, 2019): 547-555. https://doi.org/10.18657/yonveek.565210.
JAMA
1.Polat M, Akbıyık A. Analysis of Cultural Differences in Collaborative Innovation Networks: Wikipedia. Yönetim ve Ekonomi Dergisi. 2019;26:547–555.
MLA
Polat, Mustafa, and Adem Akbıyık. “Analysis of Cultural Differences in Collaborative Innovation Networks: Wikipedia”. Yönetim Ve Ekonomi Dergisi, vol. 26, no. 2, Aug. 2019, pp. 547-55, doi:10.18657/yonveek.565210.
Vancouver
1.Mustafa Polat, Adem Akbıyık. Analysis of Cultural Differences in Collaborative Innovation Networks: Wikipedia. Yönetim ve Ekonomi Dergisi. 2019 Aug. 1;26(2):547-55. doi:10.18657/yonveek.565210