Instant messaging (IM) communication has been widely studied due to its prevalence in our
everyday communication. Numerous factors that contribute to (un) responsiveness have …

Acknowledging that the way mobile communication is used is shaped by socially negotiated
social norms, this study examined the factors that impact instant messaging (IM) …

Researchers have long attempted to estimate instant-messaging (IM) users' attentiveness,
responsiveness, and interruptibility. Yet, IM users' self-presentation of their receptivity, and …

The Five-Factor Model (FFM) of personality is widely used to predict cognitions, attitudes,
and behaviors in management and psychological research. However, the FFM personality …

Instant Messaging (IM) has become one of the most popular applications for many Internet
users. While prior research has primarily focused on IM initial adoption, continued usage (or …

The purpose of this research is to investigate factors affecting users' continuance intention in
the context of mobile instant messaging (IM). Drawing upon the social cognitive perspective …

As businesses and organizations are becoming increasingly dependent on information
systems to improve their work productivity, the effectiveness of communication within …

Instant messaging (IM) is a popular Internet application around the world. In China, the
competition in the IM market is very intense and there are over 10 IM products available. We …

Research on computer-mediated communication (CMC) has thus far largely overlooked
instant messaging (IM), an extremely popular, and increasingly important, form of CMC. This …

This study examines the characteristics of mobile instant-messaging users' relationships
with their social contacts and the effects of both relationship and interruption context on four …