Crowdsourcing in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises

Crowdsourcing in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises

Natasha Katuta Mwila
ISBN13: 9781466638860|ISBN10: 1466638869|EISBN13: 9781466638877
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-3886-0.ch064
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Mwila, Natasha Katuta. "Crowdsourcing in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises." Small and Medium Enterprises: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2013, pp. 1293-1307. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-3886-0.ch064

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Mwila, N. K. (2013). Crowdsourcing in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Small and Medium Enterprises: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 1293-1307). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-3886-0.ch064

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Mwila, Natasha Katuta. "Crowdsourcing in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises." In Small and Medium Enterprises: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1293-1307. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-3886-0.ch064

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Abstract

In as much as caution must be taken to avoid hyper inflating the advantages of open innovation and crowdsourcing, the relevance of the concepts cannot and must not be dismissed. The purpose of this chapter is to elucidate on the major challenges faced by SMEs in crowdsourcing and the hindrance this presents in open innovation. For this reason, solutions and recommendations are provided to these challenges.

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