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Temporal Effects of Repeated Recognition and Lack of Recognition on Online Community Contributions
Journal of Management Information Systems ( IF 5.9 ) Pub Date : 2020-04-02 , DOI: 10.1080/07421222.2020.1759341
Samadrita Bhattacharyya 1 , Shankhadeep Banerjee 1 , Indranil Bose 1 , Atreyi Kankanhalli 2
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ABSTRACT A reason for online communities to confer recognition (e.g., badges) on members is to acknowledge and encourage contributions. Yet, it is unclear whether such recognition or lack of it changes members’ contribution behaviors over time. While anticipated recognition has been found to motivate members’ contributions, past findings are limited regarding members’ post-recognition behaviors. Especially, the impact of multiple recognitions over time remains unexplored. Also, the contribution behavior of deserving, yet unrecognized members lacks investigation, which can help uncover the negative side effects of recognition systems. Motivated by these gaps in understanding, we build on reinforcement theory to propose a positive role of first-time recognition as a social reinforcer of contribution behavior, while repeated recognition is hypothesized to suffer from reinforcer satiation. However, for deserving, yet unrecognized members we propose a decrease in contributions due to recognition inequity. Using quasi-experiments on 81,393 reviewers of one of the largest online business review sites, Yelp.com, we find empirical support for our hypotheses, with contribution effort and quantity as outcomes. Additional analysis with contribution quality as outcome shows differing relationships for repeatedly recognized versus deserving, unrecognized members. Other than its research contributions, this study provides practical insights for designing effective recognition systems for online communities.

中文翻译:

重复认可和缺乏认可对在线社区贡献的时间影响

摘要 在线社区向成员授予认可(例如,徽章)的一个原因是承认和鼓励贡献。然而,尚不清楚这种认可或缺乏认可是否会随着时间的推移改变成员的贡献行为。虽然已经发现预期的认可可以激励成员的贡献,但过去的发现对于成员的认可后行为是有限的。特别是,随着时间的推移多次识别的影响仍未得到探索。此外,应得但未被认可的成员的贡献行为缺乏调查,这有助于揭示认可系统的负面影响。受这些理解差距的推动,我们建立在强化理论的基础上,提出首次认可作为贡献行为的社会强化物的积极作用,而重复识别被假设为遭受强化满足。然而,对于应得但未被承认的成员,由于承认不公平,我们建议减少捐款。使用对最大的在线商业评论网站之一 Yelp.com 的 81,393 名评论者的准实验,我们找到了对我们假设的实证支持,结果是贡献努力和数量。将贡献质量作为结果的其他分析显示,反复认可的成员与应得的、未被认可的成员之间存在不同的关系。除了其研究贡献外,本研究还为为在线社区设计有效的识别系统提供了实用的见解。使用对最大的在线商业评论网站之一 Yelp.com 的 81,393 名评论者的准实验,我们找到了对我们假设的实证支持,结果是贡献努力和数量。将贡献质量作为结果的其他分析显示,反复认可的成员与应得的、未被认可的成员之间存在不同的关系。除了其研究贡献外,本研究还为为在线社区设计有效的识别系统提供了实用的见解。使用对最大的在线商业评论网站之一 Yelp.com 的 81,393 名评论者的准实验,我们找到了对我们假设的实证支持,结果是贡献努力和数量。将贡献质量作为结果的其他分析显示,反复认可的成员与应得的、未被认可的成员之间存在不同的关系。除了其研究贡献外,本研究还为为在线社区设计有效的识别系统提供了实用的见解。
更新日期:2020-04-02
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