译员客户匹配方式的颠覆：众包平台和人力项目经理的对比

Akiko Sakamoto

doi:10.5565/rev/tradumatica.218

La disrupción en el encaje entre traductor y cliente: las plataformas de crowdsourcingpagado frente a los gestores de proyectos humanos

Autores/as

Akiko Sakamoto 朴茨茅斯大学 (University of Portsmouth） https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9120-3089

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Resumen

El modelo de negocio por subcontratación masiva (crowdsourcing) pagada ha provocado un cambio disruptivo en el ámbito del reclutamiento de profesionales de la traducción, porque ofrece a los clientes sistemas automatizados basados en algoritmos como alternativa a los servicios convencionales de gestión de proyectos mediados por personas. Este artículo analiza las diferencias conceptuales/epistemológicas entre los dos modelos desde el punto de vista de la gestión del conocimiento y plantea sus implicaciones en el futuro desarrollo de esta industria.

Palabras clave

Economía de plataforma, crowdsourcing, encaje traductor-cliente, gestión de proyectos, gestores de proyectos, conocimiento tácito.

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Biografía del autor/a

Akiko Sakamoto, 朴茨茅斯大学 (University of Portsmouth）

Akiko Sakamoto is senior lecturer in translation studies and Japanese language at the University of Portsmouth, UK. She holds a PhD in translation studies from the University of Leicester, UK. Her research interests include sociology of translation, particularly the influence of technology on translation practitioners and users, pedagogy of translation and translation theories. She previously worked as an English – Japanese translator.