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Wikitruth Through Wikiorder, David A. Hoffman, Salil K. Mehra
Wikitruth Through Wikiorder, David A. Hoffman, Salil K. Mehra
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How does large-scale social production coordinate individual behavior to produce public goods? Hardin (1968) denied that the creation of public goods absent markets or the State is possible. Benkler (2006), Shirky (2008), Zittrain (2008), and Lessig (2008) recently countered that the needed coordination might emerge though social norms. However, the means to this coordination is under-theorized. Focusing on Wikipedia, we argue that the site’s dispute resolution process is an important force in promoting the public good it produces, i.e., a large number of relatively accurate public encyclopedia articles. We describe the development and shape of Wikipedia’s existing dispute resolution system. …
We Can Work It Out: Entertaining A Dispute Resolution System Design For Bankruptcy Court, Elayne E. Greenberg
We Can Work It Out: Entertaining A Dispute Resolution System Design For Bankruptcy Court, Elayne E. Greenberg
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On October 2, 2009, dispute resolution scholars and bankruptcy court jurists courageously began the difficult conversation about the feasibility of an expanded dispute resolution system design for bankruptcy court. This commentary distills that conversation through a dispute resolution system design lens. Dispute resolution system design offers a framework for organizations to more effectively manage and resolve recurring conflicts. The design of a dispute resolution system requires clarifying ideas, elucidating values, prioritizing goals, considering options and incorporating that information into a more workable process to respond to conflict. All the while, the stakeholders and dispute resolution designers work together to clarify, …