Social media models, technologies, and applications: An academic review and case study

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 769-802

  Ngai, Eric W T ^a   Moon, Ka Leung Karen ^b   Lam, S S ^c   Chin, Eric S K ^a   Tao, Spencer S C ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Case study; Conceptual framework; Literature review; Social media applications; Social media models

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS; NON GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS; SOCIAL MEDIA; TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84930746103     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IMDS-03-2015-0075     Document Type: Article

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