Developing the commitment to virtual community: The balanced effects of cognition and affect

Information Resources Management Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 28-45

  Gupta, Sumeet ^a   Kim, Hee Woong ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Community IS; Computer mediated communication; Electronic commerce; Human computer interaction; User attitudes; User behavior; Virtual community

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; USER INTERFACES;

COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; ONLINE FIRMS; USER ATTITUDES; USER BEHAVIOR; VIRTUAL COMMUNITY;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 34147147107     PISSN: 10401628     EISSN: 15337979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/irmj.2007010103     Document Type: Article

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