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SCMT4350:Global Sourcing And Innovation Discussion Board.

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I attached the 2 articles and the guideline.

Once u submit the main post I will send the 2 comments so you can respond to them.

Article 4: “How to manage to crowdsource effectively?” includes the following topics:

  • Diversity of contributions versus aggregation
  • Four types of crowdsourcing
  • Governance mechanisms for managing crowdsourcing platforms
  • Steps for creating governance capabilities

Article 5: “Innovation by user communities” includes the following topics:

  • Software versus tangible products
  • Conditions that favor user communities
  • Methods of distribution for the diffusion of innovations

Please read the articles before answering the following questions.

Questions —————————————————————

(For Questions 1 & 2) Please see Design Hill: “Top 10 Crowdsourcing Sites Of 2021 For Your Business,”

Link: https://www.designhill.com/design-blog/best-crowdsourcing-sites-for-your-business/ (Links to an external site.)

  1. Please identify which crowdsourcing category best describes each site (Microtasking, Information pooling, Broadcast search, or Open collaboration). Why do they belong in your assigned category?
  2. What type of governance mechanisms would you recommend for each platform?

(For Question 3) Please see the TechRadar story titled “Best Open Source Software 2021: Free software for home or business.”

Link: com/best/best-open-source-software” class=”external” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>https://www.techradar.com/best/best-open-source-software (Links to an external site.)

3- Discuss which two software packages will be the most successful in 2021. Why are user communities so important for open-source innovation?

4- Provide an insightful question about crowdsourcing or innovation by user communities.

Due dates: =======================================================

>Initial comments to questions: Thursday, February 18th at 11:59 p.m. Central Time

>Responses to other students: Sunday, February 21st at 11:59 p.m. Central Time

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