The effects of user identity and sanctions in online communities on real-world behavior

International Conference on Information Systems 2011, ICIS 2011

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages 3048-3058

  Baeriswyl, Michael C ^a   Staake, Thorsten R ^a   Loock, Claire Michelle ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Empirical research study; Environmental sustainability; Identity disclosure; Online communities

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC THEORIES; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; ENERGY DEMANDS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FIELD EXPERIMENT; IDENTITY DISCLOSURE; ON-LINE COMMUNITIES; UTILITY COMPANIES;

ECONOMICS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; WEBSITES;

ONLINE SYSTEMS;

EID: 84884639884     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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