Knowledge contribution in virtual communities: accounting for multiple dimensions of social presence through social identity
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Knowledge Contribution in Virtual Communities: Accounting for Multiple Dimensions of Social Presence through Social Identity
Virtual communities provide an important venue for knowledge sharing. Prior research has demonstrated that both system design factors, e.g., social presence, and social aspects of VC, e.g., social identity, are critical for encouraging knowledge contribution. However, we still lack a good understanding of how the system design and the social aspects of VC jointly influence members’ knowledge co...
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عنوان ژورنال: Behaviour & Information Technology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0144-929X,1362-3001
DOI: 10.1080/01449290903156622