The way we share and learn: An exploratory study of the self-regulatory mechanisms in the professional online learning community

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1043-1053

  Tseng, Fan Chuan ^a   Kuo, Feng Yang ^b  

^a CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Knowledge sharing; Self efficacy; Self regulation; Social capital

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE FACTORS; COURSES OF ACTIONS; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENTS; EXPLORATORY STUDIES; HELP SEEKING; INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP; KNOWLEDGE COMMUNITIES; KNOWLEDGE-SHARING; ONLINE LEARNING COMMUNITY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REGULATION MODELS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SELF EFFICACY; SENSE OF COMMUNITY; SOCIAL CAPITALS;

KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

EID: 77955306224     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2010.03.005     Document Type: Article

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