Internet Research
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Online service or virtual community? Building platform loyalty in reward-based crowdfunding
Sunghan Ryu, Ayoung SuhThis study examines how individual contributors' evaluation of the two aspects in reward-based crowdfunding—service and community—influences the formation of platform…
Exploring bloggers' switching toward microblogging
Xiongfei Cao, Jingjing Yao, Xiayu ChenBuilt upon the push–pull–mooring framework, this study explores the factors that affect user switching from blog to microblogging. Low social presence is posited to form…
Understanding the emergence and development of online travel agencies: a dynamic evaluation and simulation approach
Xingyang Lv, Nian Li, Xiaowei Xu, Yang YangWith the explosive growth of the Internet, online travel agents (OTAs) have gained an increasing market share in the online booking market. However, OTAs are facing fierce…
Three-way interaction effect of social media usage, perceived task interdependence and perceived participative leadership on employee creativity
Lifan Chen, Bowen Zheng, Hefu Liu, Manting DengDespite the growing use of social media in many organizations, managers face the challenges of how to effectively manage social media usage (SMU) in the workplace to…
The determinants of learner satisfaction with the online video presentation method
Sameh Al Natour, Carson WooThe purpose of this paper is to examine the determinants of learners' satisfaction with a new blended learning method, namely online video presentations.
The effects of abusive supervision, emotional exhaustion and organizational commitment on cyberloafing: a moderated-mediation examination
Pang Kiam Lim, Kian Yeik Koay, Wei Ying ChongCyberloafing (employees' non-work-related online activities at work) has become a common workplace problem for many organizations. Research investigating the underlying…
How ambidextrous social networking service users balance different social capital benefits: an evidence from WeChat
Daqing Zheng, Lin Huang, Ki Joon KimSocial networking services (SNSs) have been praised for their social capital (SC) benefits. However, the time displacement hypothesis in Internet research may challenge…
The alternatives to being silent: exploring opinion expression avoidance strategies for discussing politics on Facebook
Tai-Yee Wu, Xiaowen Xu, David AtkinThis study integrates the spiral of silence (SoS) theory and theory of planned behavior (TPB) by examining Facebook users' opinion expression avoidance, the reactions to…
Design quality in building behavioral intention through affective and cognitive involvement for e-learning on smartphones
Chaudhry Muhammad Nadeem Faisal, Daniel Fernandez-Lanvin, Javier De Andrés, Martin Gonzalez-RodriguezThis study examines the effect of design quality (i.e. appearance, navigation, information and interactivity) on cognitive and affective involvement leading to continued…
Social networking site involvement and social life satisfaction: the moderating role of information sharing
Van Thac DangPrevious studies have produced mixed findings regarding the relationship between social networking site (SNS) use and psychological outcomes. To provide new evidence on…
Examining the side effects of organizational Internet monitoring on employees
Hemin Jiang, Aggeliki Tsohou, Mikko Siponen, Ying LiInternet monitoring in organizations can be used to monitor risks associated with Internet usage and information systems in organizations, such as employees' cyberloafing…
Effect of appeal orientation in sponsored ad forwarding on a microblog platform
Chenyan Gu, Yunjie Calvin Xu, Minghui YaoThis study identifies a new type of advertising, sponsored ad forwarding, in microblog contexts. It tests the effectiveness of designs of a message with an ad with regard…
Meaningful gamification for psychological empowerment: exploring user affective experience mirroring in a psychological self-help system
Manning Li, Patrick Y.K. Chau, Lin GeInspired by the dynamic changes in our daily lives enabled via quantified-self technologies and the urgent need for more studies on the human-computer interaction design…
Do digital celebrities' relationships and social climate matter? Impulse buying in f-commerce
Abaid Ullah Zafar, Jiangnan Qiu, Mohsin ShahzadGrowing evidence asserts that individuals are inclined to buy impulsively in the social commerce environment due to interactive elements. However, extant literature does…
Exploring the human factor in cyber-enabled and cyber-dependent crime victimisation: a lifestyle routine activities approach
Naci Akdemir, Christopher James LawlessThe purpose of this study was to explore human factors as the possible facilitator of cyber-dependent (hacking and malware infection) and cyber-enabled (phishing) crimes…
Motivation and sustained participation in the online crowdsourcing community: the moderating role of community commitment
Wei Wu, Xiang GongCrowdworkers' sustained participation is critical to the success and sustainability of the online crowdsourcing community. However, this issue has not received adequate…
YouTube marketing: how marketers' video optimization practices influence video views
Wondwesen TafesseYouTube's vast and engaged user base makes it central to firms' digital marketing effort. With extant studies focusing on viewers' post-view engagement behavior, however…
You change, I change: an empirical investigation of users' supported incremental technological change in mobile social media
Zhao Pan, Yaobin Lu, Sumeet Gupta, Qian HuThe intense competitive and dynamic environment in mobile social-media market forces service providers to introduce incremental technological changes to achieve…
A meta-analysis of the quantitative studies in continuance intention to use an information system
Frank Bivar Franque, Tiago Oliveira, Carlos Tam, Fernando de Oliveira SantiniThis study aims to describe, synthesise and clarify the findings of published studies on individual continuance intention to use an information system (IS), considering…
The impact of self-esteem, conscientiousness and pseudo-personality on technostress
Pawel Korzynski, Caroline Rook, Elizabeth Florent Treacy, Manfred Kets de VriesThe authors investigated how personality traits are associated with workplace technostress (perception of stressors related to the use of information and communication…
Data quality comparison between computers and smartphones in different web survey modes and question formats
Louisa Ha, Chenjie Zhang, Weiwei JiangLow response rates in web surveys and the use of different devices in entering web survey responses are the two main challenges to response quality of web surveys. The…
A decision paradox: benefit vs risk and trust vs distrust for online dating adoption vs non-adoption
Qi Chen, Yufei Yuan, Yuqiang Feng, Norm ArcherOnline dating services have been growing rapidly in recent years. However, adopting these services may involve high risk and trust issues among potential users toward both…
The more the merrier? The effects of system-aggregated group size information on user's efficacy and intention to participate in collective actions
Yu-Hao Lee, Carlin LittlesSocial media platforms are increasingly used by activists to mobilize collective actions online and offline. Social media often provide visible information about group…
The power of LinkedIn: how LinkedIn enables professionals to leave their organizations for professional advancement
Vincent Cho, Wing LamThis study applies self-determination theory to investigate how motivations to participate in LinkedIn would influence a professional's intention to leave an organization…
Negative outcomes of ICT use at work: meta-analytic evidence and the role of job autonomy
Hadi Karimikia, Harminder Singh, Damien JosephIndividuals can improve their task performance by using information and communications technology (ICT). However, individuals who use ICT may also suffer from negative…
Understanding older adults' intention to share health information on social media: the role of health belief and information processing
Lili Shang, Junjie Zhou, Meiyun ZuoSocial media greatly enhances public access to health information and thus attracts older adults who tend to attach more importance to their health. This study aims to…
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