Understanding online knowledge sharing: An exploratory theoretical framework

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

Volumn 6248 LNCS, Issue , 2010, Pages 239-248

  Ma, Will Wai Kit ^a   Yuen, Allan Hoi Kau ^b  

^a HONG KONG SHUE YAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Motivation; Online knowledge sharing; Perceived online attachment motivation; Perceived online relationship commitment

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; DISCUSSION FORUM; EMPIRICAL FINDINGS; HIGHER EDUCATION; INTEGRAL PART; KNOWLEDGE-SHARING; LEARNER INTERACTION; LEARNING RESOURCE; LITERATURE REVIEWS; ONLINE LEARNING; ONLINE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; PERCEIVED ONLINE RELATIONSHIP COMMITMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTIONS; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MOTIVATION; ONLINE SYSTEMS;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 80051570530     PISSN: 03029743     EISSN: 16113349     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-14657-2_22     Document Type: Conference Paper

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