Knowledge management (KM) research has yielded extensive theoretical explanations on the motivations of an individual to share knowledge using various types of face-to-face or virtual communication, each with different sets of influential factors. We propose that by decomposing individual belief into multidimensional belief constructs specific to knowledge contribution and knowledge-seeking con...

The most popular microblogging service, Twitter, has established a large user base, in spite of numerous criticisms. This study aims to examine why this is the case. In particular, the study develops a model of microblogging use continuance based on theories of continuance, habit and critical mass. The model is then tested via a Web survey of Twitter users and PLS path modeling. The results sug...

We decided to examine why people continue to use virtual worlds by studying a real example: the popular virtual world of Second Life. This involved building and testing a model of virtual worlds based on habit from both the habit/automaticity and instant automaticity perspectives, the latter based on utilitarian and hedonic goals. The results (for a sample of 339 users) suggested that continuan...

This study develops a research model that explains the continuance of corporate social network service (SNS) pages. In order to find antecedents that influence end users’ continuance intention, this study adopts communicative ecology theory frommedia and communication studies. Results indicate that the quality of social interaction is the most salient feature, as indicated by the fact that it h...

In this study, we proposed a research model to investigate the factors influencing users’ continuance intention to use Twitter. Building on the uses and gratification framework, we have proposed four types of gratifications for Twitter usage, including content gratification, technology gratification, process gratification, and social gratification. We conducted an online survey and collected 12...

This study investigates the impact of rank on organizational commitment and explores the individual relationships between affective, normative and continuance commitment. The study comprised a sample of 505 academic staff from 28 privately-owned technical institutes in Haryana state, India. Three way ANOVA results reveal that overall organizational commitment increases progressively with rank. ...

The fast proliferation of social networking sites (SNS) offers Internet users new possibilities for developing and maintaining their social network. Despite a growing interest in SNS, less research attention has been paid to SNS usage from the perspective of personality, that is, the Big Five personality traits. This study develops a model to elucidate how extraversion, an important dimension o...

The continuous growth of e-learning community has drawn a lot of attention from IS researchers. However, studies have shown that most electronic communities are facing the problems with retaining members and motivating them for active participation. Based on irretrievable investments and IS continuance model, we propose a theoretical model employing reputation, trust, social ties, perceived use...

With Android and iOS as the dominating operation systems, the growth of one player’s influence in the market translates into the loss of its opponent’s market share. In the marketing discipline, expectation confirmation theory is used to study how a consumer’s satisfaction influences his/her willingness to repurchase the product. Scholars extended the theory and developed a post-acceptance mode...