Privacy concerns versus desire for interpersonal awareness in driving the use of self-disclosure technologies: The case of instant messaging in two cultures

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 163-200

  Lowry, Paul Benjamin ^a   Cao, Jinwei ^b   Everard, Andrea ^b  

^a Kevin and Debra Rollins Faculty   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

instant messaging; privacy; self disclosure; self disclosure technologies; social computing technologies; social exchange theory; theory of reasoned action

Indexed keywords

INSTANT MESSAGING; PRIVACY; SELF-DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL COMPUTING; SOCIAL EXCHANGE THEORY; THEORY OF REASONED ACTION;

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MESSAGE PASSING; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES; WORLD WIDE WEB;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 79955636557     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/MIS0742-1222270406     Document Type: Article

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