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Decision-making on online crowdsourced platforms: From investment to charity using a multi-method approach

Basu, Saunak

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Title
Decision-making on online crowdsourced platforms: From investment to charity using a multi-method approach
Author(s)
Basu, Saunak
Issue Date
2023-07-12
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Subramanyam, Ramanath
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
  • Subramanyam, Ramanath
  • Seshadri, Sridhar
Committee Member(s)
  • Han, Wencui
  • Garimella, Aravinda
Department of Study
Business Administration
Discipline
Business Administration
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
  • Crowdfunding
  • ICO
  • Augmented System
  • Healthcare
  • Philanthropy
  • AI-Human
  • Online Platforms
  • Decision-Making
Abstract
This thesis aims to understand a few key drivers that influence decision-making by users on crowdsourced platforms, specifically looking into two key categories. The first is initial coin offering investment rating and evaluation platforms, which are marked with high uncertainty. The second is charitable micro donation platforms, covering healthcare needs in developing nations. These two platform types mark the top concerns for users, investors as well as platform owners in recent times and through a multi-method approach, we aim to provide novel explanations on 1) if and how emotions from patients’ images affect donation decision, 2) how chances of survival of a patient influences donation success, 3) how artificial intelligence influence the assessments of human experts in evaluating ICO projects, 4) how the perceptions of AI’s ability and outcome likelihood affect the influence of AI assessments on human experts’ decisions, and 5) what are the key drivers to success and decision-making in ICO based on past research review.
Graduation Semester
2023-08
Type of Resource
Thesis
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Copyright 2023, Saunak Basu.

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