Doing good for others or self: a study of crowdsourced translation on digital labor platforms

• Main Authors: Lee, Chei Sian, Yang, Yuhang, Low, Koon Yen, Chia, Hong Kit, Ma, Long
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Computer and Information Science; Self-determination theory; Public services motivation
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/175750
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Purpose: Over the past decade, digital labor platforms (DLP) have emerged as a new trend and are major components of the platform economy. Crowdsourcing is being used in an innovative way to allow firms to outsource tasks to individuals with access to DLP. Apart from paid crowdsourcing, unpaid crowd...