The influence of sociotechnological mechanisms on individual motivation toward knowledge contribution in problem-solving virtual communities

IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 152-167

  Yu, Jie ^a   Jiang, Zhenhui ^b   Chan, Hock Chuan ^b  

^a University of Nottingham   (China)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Expectancy value theory; functional approach; mechanisms of virtual community; problem solving virtual community (PSVC); second order factor model

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); VIRTUAL REALITY;

EXPECTANCY-VALUE THEORY; FACTOR MODEL; FUNCTIONAL APPROACH; KNOWLEDGE CONTRIBUTIONS; MECHANISM OF VIRTUAL COMMUNITY; PROBLEM SOLVING VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES; PROBLEM-SOLVING VIRTUAL COMMUNITY; SECOND-ORDER FACTOR MODEL; SECOND-ORDER FACTORS; VIRTUAL COMMUNITY;

MOTIVATION;

EID: 79957749003     PISSN: 03611434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPC.2011.2121830     Document Type: Article

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