Cultivating the sense of belonging and motivating user participation in virtual communities: A social capital perspective

doi:10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2012.02.006

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题名	Cultivating the sense of belonging and motivating user participation in virtual communities: A social capital perspective
作者	Zhao, Ling 1; Lu, Yaobin 1; Wang, Bin 2; Chau, Patrick Y. K.3 ; Zhang, Long 1
发表日期	2012
发表期刊	International Journal of Information Management
ISSN/eISSN	0268-4012
卷号	32 期号:6 页码:574-588
摘要	Virtual communities (VCs) are attracting more attention as they provide a platform for people to share experiences and knowledge, which may further impact their purchase decisions. From a social capital perspective, this study investigated factors that cultivate a VC member's sense of belonging and their effects on facilitating his participation in the VC in terms of the intentions to get and share experiences and knowledge. The results indicated that three factors that relate to three dimensions of social capital in the VC - familiarity with members in the VC from the structural dimension, perceived similarity with other members from the cognitive dimension, and trust in other members from the relational dimension - are all positively related to the sense of belonging, which affects intentions to get and share knowledge and mediates the relationships between social capital factors and a VC member's intentions to participate. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
关键词	Sense of belonging Social capital User participation Virtual communities
DOI	10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2012.02.006
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收录类别	SSCI
语种	英语English
WOS研究方向	Information Science & Library Science
WOS类目	Information Science & Library Science
WOS记录号	WOS:000312928800010
Scopus入藏号	2-s2.0-84870520268
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	https://repository.uic.edu.cn/handle/39GCC9TT/10366
专题	个人在本单位外知识产出
通讯作者	Lu, Yaobin
作者单位	1.School of Management,Huazhong University of Sci. and Tec.,Wuhan 430074,China 2.College of Business Administration,University of Texas-Pan American,Edinburg, TX 78539,United States 3.School of Business,University of Hong Kong,Hong Kong,Hong Kong
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhao, Ling,Lu, Yaobin,Wang, Binet al. Cultivating the sense of belonging and motivating user participation in virtual communities: A social capital perspective[J]. International Journal of Information Management, 2012, 32(6): 574-588.
APA	Zhao, Ling, Lu, Yaobin, Wang, Bin, Chau, Patrick Y. K., & Zhang, Long. (2012). Cultivating the sense of belonging and motivating user participation in virtual communities: A social capital perspective. International Journal of Information Management, 32(6), 574-588.
MLA	Zhao, Ling,et al."Cultivating the sense of belonging and motivating user participation in virtual communities: A social capital perspective". International Journal of Information Management 32.6(2012): 574-588.