Gender differences in reasons for frequent blog posting

Online Information Review

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 135-156

  Lu, Hsi Peng ^a,b   Hsiao, Kuo Lun ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Gender; Individual behaviour; Information exchange; Public opinion; Worldwide web

Indexed keywords

BLOG POSTINGS; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; GENDER; GENDER DIFFERENCES; INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOUR; INFORMATION EXCHANGE; KEY DETERMINANTS; PUBLIC OPINION; RESEARCH MODELS; SERVICE PROVIDER; SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY; SUBJECTIVE NORM; WEBLOGS;

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; WORLD WIDE WEB;

RESEARCH;

EID: 66749157978     PISSN: 14684527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14684520910944436     Document Type: Article

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