Exploring the determinants of knowledge adoption in virtual communities: A social influence perspective

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 364-376

  Chou, Chien Hsiang ^a   Wang, Yi Shun ^b   Tang, Tzung I ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Informational and normative influence; Knowledge adoption; Time pressure; Virtual community

Indexed keywords

LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); VIRTUAL REALITY;

INFORMATIONAL AND NORMATIVE INFLUENCE; KNOWLEDGE ADOPTIONS; NORMATIVE SOCIAL INFLUENCES; PARTIAL LEAST SQUARE (PLS); THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS; THEORETICAL MODELING; TIME PRESSURES; VIRTUAL COMMUNITY;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 84924853532     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2015.02.001     Document Type: Article

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