...Yueh-Min Huang; Ding-Chau Wang; Ho-Yuan Hsieh; Yong-Ming Huang Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate what factors can affect individuals’ knowledge sharing on social media from the perspectives of personality traits and social capital. Design/methodology/approach A theoretical...

... contribute in the experimental knowledge-sharing activity. Findings – A significant main effect of time was found, showing overall gains in the mean willingness to participate over time. It was also found that the mean willingness of the control and top assimilation groups were higher than the mean...

...Chen-Chung Liu; Chia-Ching Lin; Kuei-Yuan Deng; Ying-Tien Wu; Chin-Chung Tsai Purpose – Many studies have integrated the mechanism of Creative Commons (CC) or similar mechanisms into web 2.0 platforms for supporting learning. The CC mechanism may create new types of knowledge sharing environments...

...Chechen Liao; Pui-Lai To; Fang-Chih Hsu Purpose – Knowledge sharing has played an important role in the proliferation of virtual communities. However little research has provided an integrated view of knowledge sharing for a general-purpose (non-professional) virtual community. This study aims...

... compares two wiki variants on a number of outcomes which may provide some insights to teachers who are in the process of selecting an appropriate wiki for teaching and learning. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Wiki, loaded with functionalities that promote knowledge sharing, creates...

...: 9781616928865 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 --> Knowledge management Emerging economies Knowledge sharing Knowledge transfer Change management Emerging economies face a highly competitive and turbulent business environment arising from technological advances, market...

...‐149) suggests that there is a market for this non‐encyclopaedic encyclopaedia. Whether this is warranted in fact remains to be seen, as the content is neither encyclopaedic nor comprehensive. Knowledge management Information technology Knowledge sharing © Emerald Group Publishing Limited...

... --> Intellectual property Politics Knowledge sharing Intellectual property law This book is a wide‐ranging and provocative collection of invited chapters discussing the impact of intellectual policy laws on society and individuals. Most books in this area focus on copyright and the protection of creative...

... widely adopted by virtual communities to facilitate knowledge sharing and accumulation. Nevertheless very few studies have empirically investigated the dynamics of how these applications contribute to the development and continuity of virtual communities by enhancing the knowledge sharing intentions...

... Publishing Limited 2011 --> Knowledge sharing Communication Communication technologies Information retrieval This edited volume is concerned with collaborative information behaviour (CIB), defined as the “study of collaboration with, through and in relation to information, along...

...Chao‐Min Chiu; Eric T.G. Wang; Fu‐Jong Shih; Yi‐Wen Fan Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the motivations behind people's intentions to continue knowledge sharing (continuance intention) in open professional virtual communities. Design/methodology/approach Data collected from...

.../value As one of the first longitudinal case studies of implementing a wiki, several new challenges of Web 2.0 applications and of creating online environments for knowledge sharing are identified, while well‐studied problems concerning other projects seeking to develop information systems also apply...

...Enrique Bonsón‐Ponte; Tomás Escobar‐Rodríguez; Francisco Flores‐Muñoz Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the applicability of an information submission model based on OWL (Web Ontology Language) that permits the subsequent implementation of knowledge‐sharing systems, such as the Set...

...Roberto García González; Rosa Gil Purpose To extract the full potential from internet‐wide knowledge sharing and reuse, the underlying copyright issues must be taken into account and managed using digital rights management (DRM) tools. The paper aims to focus on the issues involved. Design...

... --> Digital libraries Knowledge sharing Understanding Knowledge as a Commons brings together experts from various disciplines. The contributors approach knowledge as a commons, as a shared resource. They place the discussion within the digital era and the challenges this era holds, including...