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Volunteer Computing in Russia: The Empirical Model of Motivation Factors for Participation in VC-Projects
Volunteer Computing in Russia: The Empirical Model of Motivation Factors for Participation in VC-Projects
Annotation

The article analyzes the teamwork of the participants of the Russian virtual community of voluntary distributed computing on the BOINC platform. As a result of the on-line sociological research, the preferences that determine the behavior of community members are highlighted. It has been substantiated that social motivations are crucial for maintaining and expanding participation after the initial entry. The innovative form of virtual scientific collaboration in the form of competitive cooperation (co-opetition) of participants of distributed computing is described.

About authors
Tatyana Zhukova
Leading researcher at the Federal Research Center “Informatics and Management” of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Federal Research Center “Informatics and Management” of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Viktor Tishchenko
Head of the Department of the Federal Research Center "Informatics and Management" of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Federal Research Center "Informatics and Management" of the Russian Academy of Sciences
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