Why would online gamers share their innovation-conducive knowledge in the online game user community? Integrating individual motivations and social capital perspectives

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 956-970

  Hau, Yong Sauk ^a   Kim, Young Gul ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Individual motivations; Innovation conducive knowledge sharing; Online game; Online game user community; Social capital; User innovation

Indexed keywords

INDIVIDUAL MOTIVATIONS; ON-LINE GAMES; ONLINE GAME; SOCIAL CAPITALS; USER INNOVATION;

INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MOTIVATION; ONLINE SYSTEMS;

INNOVATION;

EID: 79551498818     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2010.11.022     Document Type: Article

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