Paper Number
2087
Paper Type
Short
Description
Continuous developments in information technology and fast, constantly changing environments are challenging our notions of work within organizations. Researchers and practitioners often cite less-hierarchical organizations, which radically decentralize decision authority, as a possible solution to this issue. While some concepts such as Holacracy are captured in the literature under the terms ‘future of work’ or ‘reinventing organizations,’ so-called Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) can provide researchers with additional possibilities to test and challenge assumptions about work and organizations. However, DAOs heavily rely on their members' active participation to collectively manage, improve, and govern the organization, which introduces a risk to the organization. Therefore, our work aims at uncovering the drivers for participation within DAOs. We plan to contribute to research by opening up a new facet of participatory drivers in less-hierarchical organizations. From a practitioner's perspective, our insights can be helpful in supporting their members’ active participation.
Recommended Citation
Wiriyachaokit, Wanit; Augustin, Nils; and Eckhardt, Andreas, "Exploring Drivers of Sustained Participation in Decentralized Autonomous Organizations" (2022). ICIS 2022 Proceedings. 11.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2022/is_futureofwork/is_futureofwork/11
Exploring Drivers of Sustained Participation in Decentralized Autonomous Organizations
Continuous developments in information technology and fast, constantly changing environments are challenging our notions of work within organizations. Researchers and practitioners often cite less-hierarchical organizations, which radically decentralize decision authority, as a possible solution to this issue. While some concepts such as Holacracy are captured in the literature under the terms ‘future of work’ or ‘reinventing organizations,’ so-called Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) can provide researchers with additional possibilities to test and challenge assumptions about work and organizations. However, DAOs heavily rely on their members' active participation to collectively manage, improve, and govern the organization, which introduces a risk to the organization. Therefore, our work aims at uncovering the drivers for participation within DAOs. We plan to contribute to research by opening up a new facet of participatory drivers in less-hierarchical organizations. From a practitioner's perspective, our insights can be helpful in supporting their members’ active participation.
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