Quantitative Wiki Study

Stuart French October 14, 2008
A few years ago I came across Tim Bartel from the University of Cologne who was also conducting a study on Wikis.

Unlike my qualitative study, Tim's was survey based and looking for big numbers to build a general picture of wiki use, similar to Penny Edward's work.

I was excited to know I wasn't alone, and made a note back then to reference Tim's study when he made it available online, but until I was reminded today I had forgotten. So here is the link (Sorry Tim!)

The study looks at several factors of wiki use including company size and location, wiki age, objective and success as well as what problems were encountered alone the way.

Refs:
  • Bartel, T 2006, Wikis in Enterprises: Collaborative Working in Enterprise Environments using Wikis, Department of Personnel Economics and Human Resource Management, University of Cologne, Germany, Cologne, Germany, viewed 22-May-2007, .
  • Edwards, P 2007, 'Managing Wikis in Business', Technology Management, MBA thesis, Open University Business School.
Stuart French

Posted by Stuart French

I am a Knowledge Management Consultant and also the Head of Knowledge Mgt at the Country Fire Authority Victoria. I help companies with expertise identification & mgt, collaboration, teamwork and knowledge cultures and platforms to improve their performance and resilience through change. I have completed a Masters thesis on Wiki use in Small to Medium Enterprises through the University of South Australia.

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