Understanding knowledge contribution in online knowledge communities: A model of community support and forum leader support

Electronic Commerce Research and Applications

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 34-45

  Ye, Hua Jonathan ^a,b   Feng, Yuanyue ^b   Choi, Ben C F ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND BUSINESS SCHOOL   (New Zealand)

^b SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Knowledge contribution; Online knowledge communities; Organizational support theory; Perceived community support; Perceived leader support; Social exchange theory

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

COMMUNITY SUPPORT; KNOWLEDGE CONTRIBUTIONS; ONLINE KNOWLEDGE COMMUNITIES; ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT; PERCEIVED LEADER SUPPORTS; SOCIAL EXCHANGE THEORY;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84924931815     PISSN: 15674223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elerap.2014.11.002     Document Type: Article

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