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Knowledge sharing behavior in learning online communities: A social capital perspective

  • School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Learning online communities enabled a new way of knowledge sharing and innovation. Adopting a social perspective and drawing on social capital theory, this paper investigated how dimensions of members' social capital interacting influenced on knowledge sharing behavior in learning online community. With 478 valid responses from an online survey, the study tested hypotheses about relationships of social interaction ties, reciprocity, trust, shared vision and knowledge sharing behavior. The analytical results demonstrated that reciprocity and social interaction ties exerted significant impacts on knowledge sharing in learning online communities. The implications of the study findings were finally discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication5th IEEE International Conference on Management of Innovation and Technology, ICMIT2010
Pages910-915
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event5th IEEE International Conference on Management of Innovation and Technology, ICMIT2010 - Singapore, Singapore
Duration: 2 Jun 20105 Jun 2010

Publication series

Name5th IEEE International Conference on Management of Innovation and Technology, ICMIT2010

Conference

Conference5th IEEE International Conference on Management of Innovation and Technology, ICMIT2010
Country/TerritorySingapore
CitySingapore
Period2/06/105/06/10

Keywords

  • Knowledge sharing behavior
  • Online community
  • Social capital

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