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Outsourcing labour to the cloud
International journal of innovation and sustainable development, v 4(4), pp 294-313
01 Jan 2009
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Abstract
Various forms of open sourcing to the online population are establishing themselves as cheap, effective methods of getting work done. These have revolutionised the traditional methods for innovation and have contributed to the enrichment of the concept of 'open innovation'. To date, the literature concerning this emerging topic has been spread across a diverse number of media, disciplines and academic journals. This paper attempts for the first time to survey the emerging phenomenon of open outsourcing of work to the internet using 'cloud computing'. The paper describes the volunteer origins and recent commercialisation of this business service. It then surveys the current platforms, applications and academic literature. Based on this, a generic classification for crowdsourcing tasks and a number of performance metrics are proposed. After discussing strengths and limitations, the paper concludes with an agenda for academic research in this new area.
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- Title
- Outsourcing labour to the cloud
- Creators
- Jonathan R. Corney - University of StrathclydeCarmen Torres-Sanchez - University of StrathclydeA. Prasanna Jagadeesan - University of StrathclydeWilliam C. Regli - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- International journal of innovation and sustainable development, v 4(4), pp 294-313
- Publisher
- Inderscience Enterprises Ltd
- Number of pages
- 20
- Grant note
- EP/F067291/1 / EPSRC; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000437543900004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-77952664532
- Other Identifier
- 991019357629604721
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