The study of norms (Ns) is recent but growing concern in the AI field (cf. [MOS92]; [SHO92]) as well within other formal approaches to social action, such as Game Theory (where theories of Ns began to appear long before, cf.[LEW69]; [ULL77]). The normative is an essential dimension of social life. An explicit model of such dimension is crucial for any theory of social action. Notions such as "s...

the use of social network sites (snss) has been booming in the world and it represents the new way of social interactions. the reports of problematic forms of internet usage brought attention to this issue. current study examines the correlation between subscales of identity styles and social skills with problematic internet use among facebook users. furthermore, this study aimed to find the pr...

abstract Commitment is a central concept in Artiicial Intelligence (AI). At least two kinds of commitment can be identiied that have been used in AI|the internal or psychological and the external or social. While the former has been made explicit in AI theory, the latter has often been ignored (though it is given more importance in other disciplines, and indeed even in AI practice). The many ro...

The social exchange view of commitment (R. Eisenberger, R. Huntington, S. Hutchison, & D. Sowa, 1986) suggests that employees' perceptions of the organization's commitment to them (perceived organizational support, or POS) creates feelings of obligation to the employer, which enhances employees' work behavior. The authors addressed the question of whether POS or the more traditional commitment ...

Purpose – As social networking is becoming more popular, social software has achieved an important position in the internet business industry. For social software to be successful, it is crucial to understand how users form their continuous usage intentions toward social software. This paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – Drawing upon socio-technical and social cogn...

INTRODUCTION Electronic medical record system (EMRS) is a valuable system for safe access to the patient's data and increases health care quality. Manpower is one of the requirements for EMRS, among which manager is the most important person in any hospital. Taking into account manager's positive attitude and good commitments, EMRS will be implemented successfully. As such, we decided to assess...

This paper aims to explore how socialand self-factors may affect consumers’ brand loyalty while they follow companies’ microblogs. Drawing upon the commitment-trust theory, social influence theory, and self-congruence theory, we propose that network externalities, social norms, and self-congruence are the key determinants in the research model. The impacts of these factors on brand loyalty will...

purity involves commitment and awareness of the principles of a religion so that these principles can affect a person’s individual and social life. since religion deals with fulfilling social needs and those public profits within which the group’s desires lie, today it is expected that a religion can attract and guarantee commitment in its followers. meanwhile, new cities, especially baharestan...