...Jani Koskinen; Kai Kristian Kimppa; Janne Lahtiranta; Sami Hyrynsalmi Purpose The competition in the academe has always been tough, but today, the academe seems to be more like an industry than an academic community as academics are evaluated through quantified and economic means. Design...

...Samrat Gupta; Swanand Deodhar Purpose Communities representing groups of agents with similar interests or functions are one of the essential features of complex networks. Finding communities in real-world networks is critical for analyzing complex systems in various areas ranging from...

..., 2016), thus, pointing to new ambivalent types of community-building. In comparison to the well-established for-profit sharing economy platforms (Schor and Attwood-Charles, 2017), in the non-profit sector users interact with platforms and with each other much more, thus establishing their own rules...

... Sarkar can be contacted at: avijit_sarkar@redlands.edu 16 10 2018 21 12 2018 16 03 2019 11 05 2019 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Gender Methodology Trust Empirical study Community Panel data Level...

...Shwadhin Sharma; Anita Khadka Purpose Drawing on the taxonomy of patient empowerment and a sense of community (SoC), the purpose of this paper is to analyze the factors that impact the intention of the individual to continue using online social health support community for their chronic disease...

...). Shoppers in an initial stage of using the SSW may be attracted mainly by the fun of chatting and social activities on the SSW. However, beliefs that are salient for consumers at a low level of experience would be updated with increasing exposure to community activities. Therefore, the present study tests...

... preference, and (d) political ideas? 17 05 2017 10 09 2017 29 10 2017 11 11 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Gender Ethics Virtual community Community Human-computer interaction (HCI) Information society...

... to their distinct and demonstrable traits apropos religiosity and social, communal, and familial bonding. The characteristics were clearly evident via their interactions within social media. Consequently, senior marketing managers can utilise the aforementioned in positioning their organisations, their brands...

...Mahfuz Ashraf; Helena Grunfeld; Md. Rakibul Hoque; Khorshed Alam Purpose Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have received much attention as a tool for development for several decades. One way in which ICTs were introduced in developing countries, particularly prior to the advent...

... in principle take on an interpersonal, contingent communication focus, allowing for individualized clarification of identity and accommodating specific personal and social needs and aspirations. Thus, it is important to acknowledge that the IT artifact can be designed to “mediate” nuance and meaning not only...

...Minjeong Kang; Dong-Hee Shin; Taeshik Gong Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore whether brand community characteristics (perceived personalization and familiarity among members) affect brand community engagement through customer-to-customer (C2C) interaction. Design/methodology...

... in which these systems are integrated as an ecology of interests, shifts the focus of social information systems design from examining the requirements of a relatively homogenous community of actors to understanding how social information systems can be developed to enable information exchange within...

...Wayne G. Lutters; Mark S. Ackerman The design of viable, small‐scale community spaces on the Net is often a hit‐or‐miss affair. To better understand promising approaches in this design space, it is necessary to go back in time to examine an earlier community technology. A field study is presented...