Purpose: In the Web 2.0 era,leveraging the collective power of user knowledge contributions has become an important part of the study of collective intelligence. This research aims to investigate the factors which inf...Purpose: In the Web 2.0 era,leveraging the collective power of user knowledge contributions has become an important part of the study of collective intelligence. This research aims to investigate the factors which influence knowledge contribution behavior of social networking sites(SNS) users.Design/methodology/approach: The data were obtained from an online survey of 251 social networking sites users. Structural equation modeling analysis was used to validate the proposed model.Findings: Our survey shows that the individuals' motivation for knowledge contribution,their capability of contributing knowledge,interpersonal trust and their own habits positively influence their knowledge contribution behavior,but reward does not significantly influence knowledge contribution in the online virtual community.Research limitations: Respondents of our online survey are mainly undergraduate and graduate students. A limited sample group cannot represent all of the population. A larger survey involving more SNS users may be useful.Practical implications: The results have provided some theoretical basis for promoting knowledge contribution and user viscosity.Originality/value: Few studies have investigated the impact of social influence and user habits on knowledge contribution behavior of SNS users. This study can make a theoretical contribution by examining how the social influence processes and habits affect one's knowledge contribution behavior using online communities.展开更多
Urban researchers have maintained a constant interest in the complexity and continuity of urban space usage.Some have applied actor-network theory(ANT)to investigate the heterogeneity of spaces and present them throug...Urban researchers have maintained a constant interest in the complexity and continuity of urban space usage.Some have applied actor-network theory(ANT)to investigate the heterogeneity of spaces and present them through the networks of their users'activities.However,these accounts are predominantly limited in examining the extent to which these spaces may be heterogeneous when exploring such networks.This paper draws on recent ANT scholarship,which employs an ethnographic research conducted in a main park in a housing project at Dahiyat Al Hussein in Amman,Jordan.The findings describe the complex and unpredictable negotiations that occur with in spaces by documenting the varieties and in terrelations among user activity networks within this common and shared urban space.This research reveals the extent to which spaces,parks in this case,may be heterogeneous by unpacking their usage.The conclusions and in sights assert then ecessity of paying attention to design detail and creating designs that are responsive to evolving user activities.展开更多
基金supported by the National Social Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.:10CTQ010 and 11CTQ038)Wuhan University Development Program for Researchers Born after the 1970s
文摘Purpose: In the Web 2.0 era,leveraging the collective power of user knowledge contributions has become an important part of the study of collective intelligence. This research aims to investigate the factors which influence knowledge contribution behavior of social networking sites(SNS) users.Design/methodology/approach: The data were obtained from an online survey of 251 social networking sites users. Structural equation modeling analysis was used to validate the proposed model.Findings: Our survey shows that the individuals' motivation for knowledge contribution,their capability of contributing knowledge,interpersonal trust and their own habits positively influence their knowledge contribution behavior,but reward does not significantly influence knowledge contribution in the online virtual community.Research limitations: Respondents of our online survey are mainly undergraduate and graduate students. A limited sample group cannot represent all of the population. A larger survey involving more SNS users may be useful.Practical implications: The results have provided some theoretical basis for promoting knowledge contribution and user viscosity.Originality/value: Few studies have investigated the impact of social influence and user habits on knowledge contribution behavior of SNS users. This study can make a theoretical contribution by examining how the social influence processes and habits affect one's knowledge contribution behavior using online communities.
文摘Urban researchers have maintained a constant interest in the complexity and continuity of urban space usage.Some have applied actor-network theory(ANT)to investigate the heterogeneity of spaces and present them through the networks of their users'activities.However,these accounts are predominantly limited in examining the extent to which these spaces may be heterogeneous when exploring such networks.This paper draws on recent ANT scholarship,which employs an ethnographic research conducted in a main park in a housing project at Dahiyat Al Hussein in Amman,Jordan.The findings describe the complex and unpredictable negotiations that occur with in spaces by documenting the varieties and in terrelations among user activity networks within this common and shared urban space.This research reveals the extent to which spaces,parks in this case,may be heterogeneous by unpacking their usage.The conclusions and in sights assert then ecessity of paying attention to design detail and creating designs that are responsive to evolving user activities.
