Structural Differentiation in Social Media Adhocracy, Entropy, and the "1 % Effect" /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Matei, Sorin Adam (Συγγραφέας), Britt, Brian C. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Σειρά: Lecture Notes in Social Networks,
• Θέματα: Computer science.; Social media.; Big data.; Data mining.; Mass media.; Communication.; Social sciences in mass media.; Computer Science.; Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery.; Media Sociology.; Social Media.; Communication Studies.; Big Data/Analytics.; Applications of Graph Theory and Complex Networks.

This book explores community dynamics within social media. Using Wikipedia as an example, the volume explores communities that rely upon commons-based peer production. Fundamental theoretical principles spanning such domains as organizational configurations, leadership roles, and social evolutionary...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Part I: Structural Differentiation and Social Media: Theoretical Framework
• Macro-Structural Perspectives on Social Differentiation and Organizational Evolution in Online Groups
• Specifying a Wikipedia-centric Explanatory Model for Online Group Evolution and Structural Differentiation
• Social Structuration Online: Entropy and Social Systems
• Analytic Investigation of a Structural Differentiation Model for Social Media Production Groups
• Part II: Configurational Change Phases and Motors in Online Collaboration
• The Foundations of a Theoretical Model for Organizational Configurations and Change in Online Collaborative Processes
• Organizational Configurations and Configurational Change
• A Synthesized Theoretical Framework for Motors Driving Organizational Configurational Change
• Wikipedia Evolution: Trends and Phases
• Breakpoints and Concurrent Factors
• Part III: Future theoretical and practical directions
• Conclusions
• Appendix A: Data Collection, Management, Pre-Processing, and Analysis
• Appendix B: Historical and Media Analysis of Wikipedia’s Evolutionary Context
• Appendix C: Advantages and Disadvantages of Stepwise Segmented Regression Analysis.