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Governance of open content creation: a conceptualization and analysis of control and guiding mechanisms in the open content domain

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Governance of open content creation: a conceptualization and analysis of control and guiding mechanisms in the open content domain. / Schroeder, Andreas; Wagner, Christian.
In: Journal of The American Society for Information Science and Technology, Vol. 63, No. 10, 01.10.2012, p. 1947-1959.

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Schroeder, A & Wagner, C 2012, 'Governance of open content creation: a conceptualization and analysis of control and guiding mechanisms in the open content domain', Journal of The American Society for Information Science and Technology, vol. 63, no. 10, pp. 1947-1959. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.22657

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Schroeder, A., & Wagner, C. (2012). Governance of open content creation: a conceptualization and analysis of control and guiding mechanisms in the open content domain. Journal of The American Society for Information Science and Technology, 63(10), 1947-1959. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.22657

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Schroeder A, Wagner C. Governance of open content creation: a conceptualization and analysis of control and guiding mechanisms in the open content domain. Journal of The American Society for Information Science and Technology. 2012 Oct 1;63(10):1947-1959. doi: 10.1002/asi.22657

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Schroeder, Andreas ; Wagner, Christian. / Governance of open content creation : a conceptualization and analysis of control and guiding mechanisms in the open content domain. In: Journal of The American Society for Information Science and Technology. 2012 ; Vol. 63, No. 10. pp. 1947-1959.

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