Open source software (OSS) is a social and economic phenomenon that raises fundamental
questions about the motivations of contributors to information systems development. Some …

Community-based question-and-answer (Q&A) websites have become increasingly popular
in recent years as an alternative to general-purpose Web search engines for open-ended …

This study investigates the motivational factors affecting the quantity and quality of voluntary
knowledge contribution in online Q & A communities. Although previous studies focus on …

Large general-purposed community question-answering sites are becoming popular as a
new venue for generating knowledge and helping users in their information needs. In this …

This study theorized and validated a model of knowledge sharing continuance in a special
type of online community, the online question answering (Q&A) community, in which …

Abstract Knowledge contribution is one of the essential factors behind the success of
blogging communities (BCs). This research studies knowledge contribution behavior in a BC …

We examine how the introduction of monetary incentives by a knowledge-sharing platform
affects the nonrewarded knowledge activity on the platform. Our setting is a question-and …

Usability and sociability are two characteristics of a virtual community that are critical to its
success. This study aims to explore how usability and sociability of virtual communities can …

Abstract Virtual Communities (VCs) emerged in the beginning of the 1990's due to the
proliferation of the World Wide Web. Researchers explored the potentials of virtual …

Companies claim to" democratise" artificial intelligence (AI) when they donate AI open
source software (OSS) to non-profit foundations or release AI models, among others, but …