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Balancing Intrinsic Motivation and Extrinsic Rewards: an Exploratory Investigation Into User Generated Content Production
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Mathwick, Charla |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Abstract | The production of user generated content (UGC) provides an outlet for autonomous self-expression, develops and affirms personally valued skills, and creates the basis for competitive, supportive, and antagonistic peer relationships online. A netnographic analysis of Amazon’s Top Reviewer Community, uncovers the countervailing forces that arise from automated feedback systems that extrinsically reward behavior that is intrinsically motivated. While recognition appears important to UGC production, consistency, predictability, and perceived fairness in the reward allocation scheme, appears more important. Cognitive Evaluation Theory (Deci and Ryan 1985) and theories of procedural and distributive justice frame propositions to guide future empirical research. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.acrwebsite.org/volumes/v37/acr_v37_15110.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
