The striking growth of online communities in recent years has sparked significant interest in
understanding and quantifying benefits of participation. While research has begun to …

Information systems such as social media strongly influence public opinion formation.
Additionally, communication on the internet is shaped by individuals and organisations with …

Simulations provide a useful methodological approach for studying the behavior of complex
socio-technical information systems (IS), in which humans and IT artifacts interact to process …

Crowdfunding platforms offer promising opportunities for project founders to publish their
project ideas and to collect money in order to be able to realize them. Consequently, the …

Mass media digitization is an unfolding phenomenon, posing novel societal opportunities
and challenges that researchers are beginning to note. We build on and extend MIS …

Online discussion websites, such as Reddit's r/science forum, have the potential to foster
science communication between researchers and the general public. However, little is …

This study seeks a better understanding of information-sharing behavior in online
consumption communities by investigating both the antecedents and moderating …

Many user-generated content websites are experimenting with disclosing users' identities to
increase accountability for the generated content. However, the effects of identity disclosure …

This article contributes to the emerging literature on populist foreign policy by examining
President Trump's ability to dominate and shape public discourse on trade. We develop an …

Where do valuable contributions originate from in online innovation communities? Prior
research provides conflicting answers. One view, consistent with a community of practice …