Intention to adopt knowledge through virtual communities: posters vs lurkers

• Published in: Online information review Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 442 - 461
• Main Authors: Liao, Shuling, Chou, En-yi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bradford Emerald Group Publishing Limited 01.01.2012; Emerald
• Subjects: Attitudes; Behavior; Beliefs; Citizen participation; Communities; Community; Community Involvement; Community Relations; Culture; Distance learning; Electronic Learning; Exact sciences and technology; Group Dynamics; Influence; Information and communication sciences; Information science. Documentation; Intention; Interpersonal Competence; Investigations; Knowledge sharing; Learning; Library and information science. General aspects; Mathematical analysis; Norms; On-line systems; Online; Online instruction; Peer Influence; Sciences and techniques of general use; Social capital; Social Influences; Social networks; Social Structure; Strategy; Studies; Technology Acceptance Model; Theory; Trust (Psychology); Usability; User behaviour; Virtual communities; Posters; Technology acceptance model; Virtual communities; Social networks; Knowledge adoption; Lurkers; User studies; Social capital; Authorized capital; Social network; Virtual community; Knowledge; User study; Adoption

Purpose - This study aims to examine the social capital and technical determinants of knowledge adoption intentions in virtual communities and to explore the differences between posters and lurkers.Design methodology approach - An online survey was conducted with a sample of 318 virtual community pa...