Knowledge sharing in online health communities: A social exchange theory perspective

Information and Management

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 643-653

  Yan, Zhijun ^a   Wang, Tianmei ^b   Chen, Yi ^c   Zhang, Han ^d  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^c Sohu Inc   (China)

^d GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Knowledge sharing; Maslow's hierarchy of needs; Online health community; Social exchange

Indexed keywords

COSTS; HEALTH; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

KNOWLEDGE-SHARING; MASLOW'S HIERARCHY; ON-LINE COMMUNITIES; ONLINE HEALTH COMMUNITIES; SOCIAL EXCHANGE; SOCIAL EXCHANGE THEORY; SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84992302008     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2016.02.001     Document Type: Article

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