Abstract
This research adds to the rich discussion on whether increases in payment to crowdworkers lead to increases in performance quality by introducing the concept of perceived fairness in pay (PFP). PFP refers to the belief that one is fairly compensated for their work. We examine whether PFP mediates the impact of payment amount on the performance quality of crowdworkers. We conducted a field experiment with 152 crowdworkers performing a buttonclicking (BC) task and an instructional manipulation check (IMC) task. PFP mediated the impact of payment amount on performance quality in the BC task but not in the IMC task. PFP also mediated the impact of payment amount on satisfaction and task time. Results suggest that PFP can help us better understand the relationship between payment and performance quality in crowdsourcing.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Web and Social Media, ICWSM 2017 |
| Publisher | AAAI press |
| Pages | 327-336 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781577357889 |
| State | Published - 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 11th International Conference on Web and Social Media, ICWSM 2017 - Montreal, Canada Duration: May 15 2017 → May 18 2017 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Web and Social Media, ICWSM 2017 |
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Other
| Other | 11th International Conference on Web and Social Media, ICWSM 2017 |
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| Country/Territory | Canada |
| City | Montreal |
| Period | 5/15/17 → 5/18/17 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Acknowledgements. This study is part of a PhD project funded by iMinds (Interdisciplinary institute for Technology), a research institute founded by the Flemish Government.
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