A test of two models of value creation in virtual communities

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 261-292

  Porter, Constance ^a   Devaraj, Sarv ^b   Sun, Daewon ^c  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

attribution theory; co creation; online communities; online trust; user generated content; virtual communities

Indexed keywords

ATTRIBUTION THEORY; CO-CREATION; ON-LINE COMMUNITIES; ONLINE TRUST; USER-GENERATED CONTENT; VIRTUAL COMMUNITY;

INDUSTRY;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 84883142260     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/MIS0742-1222300108     Document Type: Article

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