Abstract:

This research project is purposed for critiquing an academic work that centres on the dynamics of the emerging cybersociety phenomenon driven by the influences of ICT innovations on society and its sociocultural systems. The original research work being critiqued is titled: ‘Operation Mechanism of the Driving Force System of Ecosystem of Cyber-Society Based on the System Dynamics’. The work investigated the ecosystem of the Cybersociety phenomenon with the aim of enriching the body of knowledge with an understanding of the operation mechanism of its driving Force System; the Authors considered the ecosystem operation mechanism with reference to system dynamics operating principles. The project result is intended to close the knowledge gaps surrounding the growing interest of the research community in understanding the internal and external forces that stimulate the development, growth, and sustenance of the visible effects of the Cybersociety phenomenon and its ecosystem. The relevance of the study is underlined by the need for deeper scientific insights into the factors that are responsible for the evolution and thriving of the cybersociety phenomenon within the existing societal frameworks which are also fast redefining contemporary society and general lifestyle. This work is aimed at producing a systematic and objective review of the original research for the purpose of highlighting its strengths and weaknesses, and its applicability in real life practice. The project’s output value and contributions to the body of knowledge is founded on the need to satisfy the urgent requirements for professionals, academics and industry practitioners to be equipped with empirical evidence of the validity and reliability of a published material obtained through scientific means involving detailed peer review. In delivering its goals, this project will use empirical research methods for assessing the critiqued article, and synthetization of published materials of evidential values to critically evaluate the published research work for a knowledgeable evaluation report.

Keywords: Cyberculture, Cybersociety ecosystem, System dynamics, Driving forces, Operating Mechanism, Article Review, academic critiquing, Networks Sociology, Social Ecology, information age, societal structures, self-determination theories, self-regulation theory, Article stability.

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