Needs, drivers, participants and engagement actions: a framework for motivating contributions to volunteered geographic information systems

Gómez-Barrón, José-Pablo; Callejo, Miguel Ángel Manso; Alcarria, Ramón

doi:10.1007/s10109-018-00289-5

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“…As mentioned previously, voluntary actions are extremely valuable for everyone involved and, in this sense, the more they are stimulated and developed, the greater will be the chances of positive results (Borges et al, 2018;G omez-Barr on et al, 2019;Okorley et al, 2017). Indeed, volunteering programs are always present in the management of World Class companies, as is presented by Anholon et al (2016).…”

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“…Indeed, volunteering programs are always present in the management of World Class companies, as is presented by Anholon et al (2016). The understanding of the main aspects that influence companies' employees in this process is very important and varies from country to country (G omez-Barr on et al, 2019;Kappelides et al, 2019;Okorley et al, 2017;Traeger & Alfes, 2019).…”

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Understanding aspects that influence Brazilian companies' employees in volunteer initiatives participation: Contributions to sustainable development

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In the last decades, several indicators are showing the inadequacy of countries' economic models. Changes in these models are necessary to contemplate the concept of sustainable development. In this sense, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals were published by United Nations to guide companies, countries and people. Volunteer actions are important initiatives for this. This kind of initiative can be described as the act of helping someone, aiming to contribute to a fairer society in which charity and citizenship are present. The main objective of this study is to analyze the main aspects that influence Brazilian companies' employees to participate in volunteer programs and, to identify how these aspects may be grouped into factors. Initially, a bibliographic study was carried out to identify the main aspects that influence the participation of companies' employees in volunteer programs. With this information, a questionnaire was structured and used in a survey. Data analysis was performed via exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and five from seven aspects analyzed were validated. They are grouped into two factors named "personal aspects" and "institutional aspects". The first factor better explains the aspects mentioned. The results presented here may be useful for managers of volunteer programs and researchers interested in the theme.

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Understanding aspects that influence Brazilian companies' employees in volunteer initiatives participation: Contributions to sustainable development

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“…For participant engagement, the crowd-based participation in this VGIS makes necessary to focus more on participants' individualistic needs and interests than in motivations based on the fulfillment of social needs, but also in altruistic motives that drive participants to help achieve a goal for a broader social purpose [7]. In [8] several types of VGI participants were characterized. The main target to this project is the 'Adventurers' or 'Discoverers', driven by the mental or intellectual stimulation of tasks, curiosity and exploration of new things.…”

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Designing a Volunteered Geographic Information System for Road Data Validation

Gómez-Barrón

Alcarria

Callejo

2019

The II Geomatics Engineering Conference

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The objective of this work is to build a Volunteered Geographic Information System (VGIS) using a methodological design process. The VGIS design focuses on coordinating its three main components-project (organization), participants (community), and technological infrastructure-by aligning the project goal, crowdsourcing strategy and participation environment, the drivers and mechanisms that motivates volunteers, and the technological and data management tools that facilitate engaged participation. Following this process helped to design a solution based on the project's information requirements to handle a road data tagging task, while offering an experience that meets the interests and needs of potential participants.

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“…To address this problem, motivators are used as a conceptual framework. As presented in a previous study, the design of strategies based on motivators with a clear goal orientation results in an approach that encourages participation and the design of strategies [ 37 ]. From the approach of the design of strategies based on motivation, studies have focused on gamification wherein the main objective is based on enhancing motivation in the participation of users—this time, in learning environments [ 38 ].…”

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Qualitative Assessment of Effective Gamification Design Processes Using Motivators to Identify Game Mechanics

Villegas

Fonseca

Peña

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Sensors

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This research focuses on the study and qualitative assessment of the relationships between motivators and game mechanics per the ratings of expert gamification consultants. By taking this approach, it is intended that during the design phase of a gamified system, decisions can be made about the design of the system based on the motivators of each of the profiles. These motivators can be determined from the information provided by the potential players themselves. The research presented starts from a previous analysis in which, based on the three most used gamification frameworks and through a card sorting technique that allows the user to organize and classify the content, a set of mechanics are determined. In the present study, each of the mechanics is analyzed, and a more precise motive is decided. As a result, a higher level of personalization is achieved and, consequently, approximates a higher level of gamification effectiveness. The main conclusions are implemented in the development of the Game4City 3.0 project, which addresses gamified and interactive strategies to visualize urban environments in 3D at an educational and social level.

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Needs, drivers, participants and engagement actions: a framework for motivating contributions to volunteered geographic information systems

Cited by 15 publications

References 48 publications

Understanding aspects that influence Brazilian companies' employees in volunteer initiatives participation: Contributions to sustainable development

Understanding aspects that influence Brazilian companies' employees in volunteer initiatives participation: Contributions to sustainable development

Designing a Volunteered Geographic Information System for Road Data Validation

Qualitative Assessment of Effective Gamification Design Processes Using Motivators to Identify Game Mechanics

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