Understanding news sharing in social media: An explanation from the diffusion of innovations theory

Online Information Review

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 598-615

  Ma, Long ^a   Lee, Chei Sian ^a   Goh, Dion Hoe Lian ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Diffusion of innovations theory; News sharing; Social media; Structural equation modelling

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; SURVEYS;

DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS THEORIES; INDIVIDUAL LEVELS; INFLUENTIAL FACTORS; NEWS SHARING; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84927516582     PISSN: 14684527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/OIR-10-2013-0239     Document Type: Article

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