Self-disclosure at social networking sites: An exploration through relational capitals

Information Systems Frontiers

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 269-278

  Chen, Rui ^a   Sharma, Sushil K ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Identification; Reciprocity; Social capital; Social networking; Trust

Indexed keywords

IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH;

DIGITAL CONTENTS; RECIPROCITY; RELATIONAL CAPITAL; SERVICE CUSTOMIZATION; SERVICE PROVIDER; SOCIAL CAPITALS; SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES; TRUST;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84902547072     PISSN: 13873326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10796-011-9335-8     Document Type: Article

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