A Content Analysis of Wikis in Selected Journals from 2007 to 2012 (original) (raw)

Viable wikis: struggle for life in the wikisphere

2007

Abstract Wikis are collaborative platforms enabling collective elaboration of knowledge, the most famous and possibly the most successful thereof being the Wikipedia. There are currently plenty of other active open-access wikis, with varying success: some recruit many users and achieve sustainability, while others strive to attract sufficient active contributors, irrespective of the topic of the wiki.

Methods and measures for the analysis of corporate wikis: A case study

2008

Wikis are gaining popularity as media of organizational communication. And while there are plenty of studies on public wikis, very little research on corporate wikis exists. We present an in-depth case study based on our unrestricted access to such a corporate wiki, thereby demonstrating a general analytical methodology. Our research approach rests on the notion that organizations are networks of communication. Therefore, we perceive wikis as two-layer networks of actors and documents which intersect at conversation and text. We propose and apply genres of as well as functional roles in organizational communication as qualitative filters to descriptive statistics and social network measures. In addition, we introduce the quantitative concept of interlocking to scale up from single communication events to collaboration as we find it corporate wikis. Among other things, our findings highlight the conflict between formal and informal organizational structures by example of project managers versus interns. 1 because the entire database is freely available for anyone to download. Spawned by the success of public wikis, more and more businesses are installing corporate wikis to provide their employees with a quick and easy way to collaboratively publish information. Due to the nature of these businesses, corporate wikis comprise more than just articles and discussions. report activities ranging from technical documentation, issues tracking, and reference information in software development to collections of ideas, meeting agendas, and status reports in project management.

Wild, Wild Wikis: A way forward

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Wikis can be considered as public domain knowledge sharing system. They provide opportunity for those who may not have the privilege to publish their thoughts through the traditional methods. They are one of the fastest growing systems of online encyclopaedia. In this study, we consider the importance of wikis as a way of creating, sharing and improving public knowledge. We identify some of the problems associated with wikis to include, (

Wading through the world of Wikis: An analysis of three Wiki projects

With the increasing popularity of Web 2.0 tools, it only follows that these technologies are adapted to our foreign language classroom practices. Research shows their numerous advantages as participatory tools that foster communication and collaboration. This study focuses on one such tool, the wiki, and describes the implementation of three different wiki projects (micropedia, branching story, and pre-reading)

The Shoemaker’s Children: 4 Using wikis for IS teaching, research, and publication. 5

2009

14 Abstract: This paper argues that Web 2.0 tools, specifically wikis, have begun to influence 15 business and knowledge sharing practices in many organizations. IS researchers have spent 16 considerable time exploring the impact and implications of these tools in organizations, but those 17 same researchers have not spent sufficient time considering whether and how these new 18 technologies may provide opportunities for us to reform our core practices of research, review, 19 and teaching.

The life cycle of corporate wikis: an analysis of activitypatterns

2009

Abstract Following the success of wikis on the internet (eg Wikipedia), corporations have begun adopting wikis. Preliminary evidence suggests that wiki is a sustainable collaboration tool and that wikis deployment is experiencing massive success. The objective of this paper is to provide a large scale evaluation of corporate wikis life cycles. We analyze and categorize the temporal activity patterns of more than thirteen thousand wikis in one multinational organization over a 29 months period.