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Information sharing in a nonprofit network

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dc.contributor.advisor Edwards, W. Keith
dc.contributor.advisor Mynatt, Elizabeth D.
dc.contributor.author Stoll, Jennifer en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMember Foley, James
dc.contributor.committeeMember Foot, Kirsten
dc.contributor.committeeMember Stasko, John
dc.contributor.committeeMember Walsh, John
dc.contributor.department Computing en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2013-01-17T21:00:26Z
dc.date.available 2013-01-17T21:00:26Z
dc.date.issued 2012-08-08 en_US
dc.description.abstract The civil rights and other social justice movements, such as the fight against child sex trafficking are examples of an informal context where information and communications technologies (ICTs) have been actively applied in hopes of furthering social justice causes. But while we see that informally organized, grassroots groups have shown considerable interest in ICTs, the actual effectiveness of ICTs for these groups remains largely unknown. This is particularly so when combining both the complexity of the technology landscape and large grassroots interorganizational networks. Given the enormous challenge of social justice issues, there are pressing needs that go beyond connecting more just individuals to help nonprofits. A central need of nonprofit social justice organizations is the connection and coordination of many different groups into interorganizational networks (or groups of groups). In my research, I conducted an in-depth qualitative study of such a network engaged in fighting child sex trafficking. In doing so, I have identified some of the challenges of information sharing and coordination in this context. I gained insight into their information sharing needs and practices for connecting within an interorganizational network. I also conducted a design exploration by building a technology intervention to understand how ICTs can better accommodate the interorganizational needs of information sharing for connecting. My research findings point towards an initial framework in understanding information sharing technologies for informal interorganizational networks. en_US
dc.description.degree PhD en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/45767
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.subject Social network en_US
dc.subject Social movement en_US
dc.subject Interorganizational network en_US
dc.subject Information sharing en_US
dc.subject Information and communication technologies en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Social media
dc.subject.lcsh Social movements
dc.subject.lcsh Social networks
dc.subject.lcsh Information science
dc.subject.lcsh System design
dc.title Information sharing in a nonprofit network en_US
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dc.type.genre Dissertation
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local.contributor.advisor Mynatt, Elizabeth D.
local.contributor.advisor Edwards, W. Keith
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local.contributor.corporatename School of Interactive Computing
local.relation.ispartofseries Doctor of Philosophy with a Major in Human-Centered Computing
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