Content contribution for revenue sharing and reputation in social media: A dynamic structural model

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 41-76

  Tang, Qian ^a   Gu, Bin ^b   Whinston, Andrew ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d Center for Research in Electronic Commerce   (United States)

Author keywords

Content contribution; Contribution motivation; Dynamic structural model; Reputation; Revenue sharing; Social media; YouTube

Indexed keywords

CONTENT CONTRIBUTION; REPUTATION; REVENUE-SHARING; SOCIAL MEDIA; STRUCTURAL MODELS; YOUTUBE;

DIGITAL STORAGE; MODEL STRUCTURES; WEBSITES;

COMMERCE;

EID: 84870594757     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/MIS0742-1222290203     Document Type: Article

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