Cross-cultural analysis in online community research: A literature review

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1028-1038

  Gallagher, Silvia Elena ^a   Savage, Timothy ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cross cultural research; Literature review; Online communities

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); WEBSITES;

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; CROSS-CULTURAL RESEARCH; CULTURAL ANALYSIS; CURRENT THEORIES; INTERPRETATION OF DATA; LITERATURE REVIEWS; ON-LINE COMMUNITIES; RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT;

ONLINE SYSTEMS;

EXTRACT; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SAMPLING; SCIENTIST; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 84869116796     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2012.09.011     Document Type: Review

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