Understanding user intention to continue sharing knowledge in virtual communities

Proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Information Systems, ECIS 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 635-646

  Cheung, Christy M K ^a   Lee, Matthew K O ^b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Collective Action; Continuance Intention; Enjoyment of Helping; Knowledge Management; Knowledge Self Efficacy; Knowledge Sharing; Moral Obligation; Public Good; Reciprocity; Satisfaction; Sense of Belonging; Virtual Communities

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIVE ACTION; CONTINUANCE INTENTION; ENJOYMENT OF HELPING; KNOWLEDGE-SHARING; MORAL OBLIGATION; PUBLIC GOODS; RECIPROCITY; SATISFACTION; SELF EFFICACY; SENSE OF BELONGING; VIRTUAL COMMUNITY;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH; SURVEYS;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 84869460957     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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