USing web 2.0 to share knowledge of construction safety: The fable of economic animals

Abstract

Gone are the days when knowledge sharing depended solely on face-to-face meetings. With the help of Web 2.0, rapid and dynamic cross-border knowledge sharing among construction safety researchers has become possible. Nevertheless, empirical observation has shown that researchers are falling behind the curve. Generally speaking, there are two major types of motivations: intrinsic and extrinsic. Introducing extrinsic motivators on top of intrinsic motivators can produce better results than relying solely on intrinsic motivation. © 2011 The Authors. Economic Affairs © 2011 Institute of Economic Affairs. Published by Blackwell Publishing, Oxford.