Experience differences and continuance intention of blog sharing

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1081-1095

  Lu, Hsi Peng ^a   Lee, Ming Ren ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

blog; experience difference; gender difference; knowledge capital; self disclosure; social capital

Indexed keywords

BLOG; EXPERIENCE DIFFERENCE; GENDER DIFFERENCES; KNOWLEDGE CAPITAL; SELF-DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL CAPITALS;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INFORMATION SCIENCE;

BLOGS;

EID: 84869835120     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144929X.2011.611822     Document Type: Article

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