The effects of e-commerce institutional mechanisms on trust and online purchase have traditionally been understood in the initial context. This study extends this literature by exploring role

Prior research into open source software (OSS) developer participation has emphasized individuals' motivations for joining these volunteer communities, but it failed to explain why people stay or leave in the long run. Building upon Lave and Wenger's theory of legitimate peripheral (LPP), this paper offers a longitudinal investigation one OSS community which sustained is hypothesized be associated with coevolution two major elements LPP theory: "situated learning" (the process acting...

An online health-care community (OHC) is a novel channel through which doctors share medical or knowledge with patients. While the sustainable development of an OHC relies on doctors' participation, we have limited information how can gain benefits from OHCs. In attempting to close this gap, examine determinants social and economic returns at OHCs by extending exchange theory into professional domain. The notion capital, as set renewable resources for professionals developed good education...

abstract The impact of knowledge transfer on foreign subsidiary performance has been a major focus research management in multinational enterprises (MNEs). By integrating the knowledge‐based view and expatriation literature, this study examines relationship between firm's (i.e. marketing technological knowledge), its use expatriates, subsidiaries. We conceptualize that expatriates play contingent role facilitating redeployment parent to subsidiary, depending location specificity...

Abstract Internet-based social virtual world (SVW) services have aroused extensive interest among academicians and practitioners. The success of SVW depends heavily on customers' continuance usage, a topic not yet adequately investigated in information systems research. It is unclear to what extent, how, the existing theories can be extended explain usage such services. In consideration distinctive features these services, this study adapts dedication-constraint framework commitment develops...

Summary By integrating social network theory and leader–member exchange (LMX) theory, we explore the effects of three types relationships on employee innovative behavior: weak ties outside group, LMX, strong within group. The results from a sample in high‐tech firm showed that LMX fully mediated positive relationship between out‐group behavior. Furthermore, within‐group negatively moderated second stage this indirect relationship, such was positively significantly related to behavior only...

Abstract We examine the link between international diversification, organizational knowledge resources, and subsidiary performance. The success of corporate diversification depends on a firm's capability to transfer its subsidiaries, how local subsidiaries effectively utilize that knowledge. As resources are imperfectly mobile, firm may find it difficult subsidiaries. In our analysis 4964 Japanese over 14‐year period, we is valuable, but not rare, positively affects performance in short...

Existing research has long considered service quality as a primary determinant of user satisfaction with information technology (IT) delivery. In response to the knowledge-intensive and collaborative nature IT delivery in contemporary business context, we advance theoretical understanding by re-conceptualizing bilateral, relational process between staff users. Based on this reconceptualization, draw social capital theory examine antecedents Specifically, posit that two major dimensions...

This study investigates the motivational factors affecting quantity and quality of voluntary knowledge contribution in online Q & A communities. Although previous studies focus on quantity, this regards as two important, yet distinct, aspects contribution. Drawing self‐determination theory, proposes that five factors, categorized along extrinsic‐intrinsic spectrum motivation, have differential effects versus context An survey with 367 participants was conducted a leading community to...

Mindfulness is an important emerging concept in society. This research posits that a user's mindful state when adopting technology crucial factor determines how the will fit task context at post-adoption stage and, thus, has profound influence on user adoption and continued use of technology. Based mindfulness literature, we conceive new (mindfulness (MTA)) as multi-faceted reflective high-order factor. We develop MTA-TTF (task-technology fit) framework integrate it into cognitive change...

In today's emerging and competitive e-marketplaces, sellers must take action to improve their sales performance. E-marketplace platform operators offer a portfolio of platform-based functions that are intended enhance competitivene

"Rui Yang", Xue", and Xiang Hong" are newly cultivated apple varieties with excellent flavor. However, the key aroma-active compounds responsible for its flavor quality were unclear. This study determined characteristics of aroma among three new their parental species by Sensomics. A total 150 detected GC × GC-QTOFMS. Gas chromatography-olfactometry odor activity values indicated that 23 major contributors in different varieties. Principal component analysis orthogonal partial...

The success of open source software (OSS) projects depends heavily on the voluntary participation a large number developers. To remain sustainable, it is vital for an OSS project community to maintain critical mass core Yet, only small participants (identified here as ‘‘joiners’’) can successfully socialize themselves into developer group. Despite importance joiners’ socialization behavior, quantitative longitudinal research in this area lacking. This exploratory study examines temporal...