Understanding Online Community Participation: A Technology Acceptance Perspective

Communication Research

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 781-801

  Wang, Hua ^a   Chung, Jae Eun ^b   Park, Namkee ^c   McLaughlin, Margaret L ^d   Fulk, Janet ^d  

^a The State University of New York   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

online community; participation; technology acceptance model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868140670     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: 15523810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093650211408593     Document Type: Article

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