Innovations and communication through innovative users: An exploratory mechanism of social networking website

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 317-326

  Hung, Chia Liang ^a   Chou, Jerome Chih Lung ^b   Dong, Tse Ping ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHI NAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HWA HSIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Communication; Innovation; Lead user; Toolkit; Web 2.0

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; WEB SERVICES;

INCENTIVE COMPENSATION; INNOVATION COMMUNICATIONS; INNOVATION DIFFUSION THEORY; LEAD USERS; TOOLKIT; USER INNOVATION; WEB 2.0; WEB SERVICE PROVIDERS;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 79958822105     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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