Abstract Rational Choice Theory (RCT) or the Rational Model effectively guides or
determines much of the built world. It is a cornerstone of economics, sociology, political …

In the context of the policy debate around business practices related to the marketing of
branded food products as being identical (ie in their brand and appearance on the …

Entering into interorganizational collaborations is one approach to handling the complex
challenges faced by the public sector (Eriksson et al., 2020; Poister et al., 2013; Roberts …

Crowdsourcing—asking an undefined group of external contributors to work on tasks—
allows organizations to tap into the expertise of people around the world. Crowdsourcing is …

Online communities provide vibrant forums for knowledge sharing and are increasingly
being used by individual users and firms to source knowledge and create and capture value …

Crowdsourcing is a means by which public interest is sought and leveraged to achieve
specific goals, and this fascinating study highlights how the model has been used to …

Online communities offer great potential for sourcing future innovations. While organizations
search for inspiration and innovations outside their organizational boundaries to stay …

In this chapter, we argue that crowdsourcing can be a promising tool for addressing societal
challenges by harnessing the knowledge and creativity of the crowds. Comparing the design …

Abstract Knowledge sharing is particularly important for co-creating, discussing, or acquiring
innovative ideas. Crowdsourcing, as an enabler of open innovation, has raised the question …

In recent years, higher education institutions (HEIs) around the world have been
experiencing rapid and significant changes related to the need for increasing the quality of …