Modeling the relationship between IT-mediated social capital and social support: Key mediating mechanisms of sense of group

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 79, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1592-1604

  Tsai, Yuan Hui ^a   Joe, Sheng Wuu ^b   Lin, Chieh Peng ^c   Wang, Rong Tsu ^b   Chang, Yu Hsiang ^c  

^a CHIHLEE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b VANUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Immersion; Mutual influence; Perceived membership; Sense of community; Social interaction; Trust; Virtual group

Indexed keywords

IMMERSION; MUTUAL INFLUENCE; PERCEIVED MEMBERSHIP; SENSE OF COMMUNITY; SOCIAL INTERACTIONS; TRUST; VIRTUAL GROUP;

GROUP THEORY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MODELING; NETWORKING; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EID: 84867100427     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2012.05.013     Document Type: Article

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