Evidence suggests that people often waver to buy from online vendors because of uncertainty about vendor behavior or the risk of having wrong information about the products. Trust plays a central role in helping consumers overcome perceptions of risk. Moreover, thematic groups are gaining a lot of attention and high centrality in online community, as users share opinions and/or mutually collabo...

Usability is an important aspect of Free-Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS), but barriers exist for usability specialists’ participation in such projects. Organizational boundary literature is interested in the tensions of online communities, including FLOSS communities. While this literature recognizes the importance of managing boundaries in online communities, little empirical research has b...

the study describes and evaluates inter-organizational communication and relationships involving rural development management of community lands within specific perimetros florestais in portugal. the research design is an exploratory research study approach that collected information with a mail questionnaire, interviews and information gleaned from community land association meetings and an in...

communication technology (ICT) in community development work. Michael Gurstein (2000, p. 1) defines community informatics as “a technology strategy or discipline which links economic and social development at the community level with emerging opportunities” in a wide variety of information and communication technology applications. At the same time, Loader, Hague, and Eagle (2000) from the Unit...