The reasons why people continue editing Wikipedia content – task value confirmation perspective
@article{Lai2014TheRW,
title={The reasons why people continue editing Wikipedia content – task value confirmation perspective},
author={Cheng-Yu Lai and Hengdong Yang},
journal={Behaviour \& Information Technology},
year={2014},
volume={33},
pages={1371 - 1382}
}Recently, Wikipedia has garnered increasing public attention. However, few studies have examined the intentions of individuals who edit Wikipedia content. Furthermore, previous studies ascribed a ‘knowledge sharing’ label to Wikipedia content editors. However, in this work, Wikipedia can be viewed as a platform that allows individuals to show their expertise. This study investigates the underlying reasons that drive individuals to edit Wikipedia content. Based on expectation-confirmation theory…
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