2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.elerap.2014.11.002
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Understanding knowledge contribution in online knowledge communities: A model of community support and forum leader support

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“…However, our findings show that broadening social network and information need fulfillment do not exhibit any significant impacts on WeChat use which are in contrast with the results of previous study [33]. WeChat is a strong tie social network built on acquaintances.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 57%
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“…However, our findings show that broadening social network and information need fulfillment do not exhibit any significant impacts on WeChat use which are in contrast with the results of previous study [33]. WeChat is a strong tie social network built on acquaintances.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 57%
“…If the information users received are better than expectation, they are more likely to achieve content gratification. As one kind of content gratification, information need fulfillment means individual's desire to pursue and gain information to meet their needs, including looking for information, finding relevant social events, pursuing new ways to do things and seeking what happens around [33]. To be specific, WeChat helps to satisfy content needs by applying functions of Group Chat, Top Stories, Moments and Official accounts.…”
Section: Uses and Gratifications Theorymentioning
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“…First, most of our survey respondents are students in university. Although student sample might represent an appropriate subject for the examination of IT usage [65], future research should try to collect data from different types of individuals (e.g., workers) to further enhance the generalizability of the findings. Second, our study was conducted in China, in which the intention to adopt commercial bike-sharing system might be as well affected by some other cultural or institutional factors, such as the facesaving culture or the green promotion policies by the government.…”
Section: Limitation and Future Researchmentioning
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“…Cheng and Guo (2015) brought social interac-tion tie and membership esteem together as the mediating variables between knowledge contribution and social identity to construct an inductive route model; it showed that self-identity can form through an inductive route. Ye, Feng, and Choi (2015) showed that perceived community support and perceived leader support positively affect users' knowledge contribution.…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%