Enhancing perceived interactivity through network externalities: An empirical study on micro-blogging service satisfaction and continuance intention

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 825-834

  Zhao, Ling ^a   Lu, Yaobin ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Continuance intention; Micro blogging service; Network externalities; Perceived interactivity; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

CONTINUANCE INTENTION; INTERACTIVITY; MICRO-BLOGGING SERVICE; NETWORK EXTERNALITY; SATISFACTION;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

BLOGS;

EID: 84865524379     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dss.2012.05.019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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