Examining knowledge contribution from the perspective of an online identity in blogging communities

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1760-1770

  Kim, Hee Woong ^a   Zheng, Jun Raymond ^b   Gupta, Sumeet ^c  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Ernst and Young   (Australia)

^c Shri Shankaracharya Group of Institution   (India)

Author keywords

Knowledge contribution; Online identity; Social identity theory; Virtual community

Indexed keywords

BLOGGING; KNOWLEDGE CONTRIBUTION; ONLINE IDENTITY; ONLINE SURVEYS; RESEARCH STUDIES; SOCIAL IDENTITY THEORIES; SOCIAL LIFE; SOCIAL SKILLS; SOUTH KOREA; VIRTUAL COMMUNITY;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

SOCIAL ASPECTS;

EID: 79960271759     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2011.03.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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