How does participation and browsing affect continuance intention in virtual communities? An integration of curiosity theory and subjective well-being

YH Fang, CY Li, GA Arain, ZA Bhatti - Behaviour & Information …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Based on theories about curiosity and subjective well-being (SWB), this study proposes a
research model for how participation and browsing initiate different routes to satisfying …

How do people search for knowledge? Ask-directed searching and browsing strategies in professional virtual communities

HM Lai, SY Hung, DC Yen - Information Technology & People, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Seekers who visit professional virtual communities (PVCs) are usually motivated by
knowledge-seeking, which is a complex cognitive process. How do seekers search for …

Role of virtual communities of practice (VCoP) in continuous professional development of librarians: a case of Yahoo mailing group from Pakistan

S Qutab, A Iqbal, FS Ullah, N Siddique… - Library Management, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose Virtual communities of practice (VCoP) are becoming increasingly popular as
professional networking. These communities support and shape professional development …

User's feedback contribution to enhance professional online community: a motivational process

T Zhang, WYC Wang… - VINE Journal of …, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the motivational process underlying
users' intention to provide feedback on user-contributed knowledge in professional online …

Applying a gamification approach to knowledge management in higher education institutions

N Almujally, M Joy - 2020 IEEE 44th Annual Computers …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Many universities still struggle with the issue of how to facilitate the sharing of knowledge
gained by instructors and maximize the value gained from all available such knowledge …

Research on the Evolution Structure of Fragment Disordering Public Opinion in College Students' Network Circle Group

H Zhi, Y Qiao - Social Networking, 2024 - scirp.org
Clarifying the evolution structure of public opinion induced and spread by fragmentation in
college students' network circle group is the key to understanding college students' online …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation Method of Information Dissemination Efficiency within Professional Virtual Community: Based on Chinese College and University Students

H Zhi, T Guo - Advances in Journalism and Communication, 2024 - scirp.org
The professional virtual community is a unique form of network social communication with
the development of the Internet and new media technology. It is a network aggregation …

Influential Factors and the Realization Mechanism of Sustainable Information-Sharing in Virtual Communities from a Knowledge Fermenting Perspective

M Zhang, Y Gao, M Sun, D Bi - SAGE Open, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Little is known about sustainable information-sharing in virtual communities, although it is
increasingly recognized as a useful information-sharing tool. The aim of this study is to …

Virtual Communities

PR Messinger, K Smirnov, X Ge - The Palgrave Encyclopedia of the …, 2023 - Springer
The touchless economy of the pandemic era includes a network of virtual communities in
which people participate as they conduct their everyday lives in a low-exposure-risk fashion …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of Factors Affecting Knowledge Sharing and Its Consequences in the SHAD Network as a Virtual Community of Practice Based on Chen and Hung's …

E Geraei, Z Karimi, R Shiri - Sciences and Techniques of Information …, 2024 - stim.qom.ac.ir
Purpose: Knowledge sharing is a crucial process that adds value to organizational strategy.
It plays an essential role in facilitating the achievement of organizational goals, supporting …