Creating a knowledge-sharing community

Abstract

Technology may support a knowledge-sharing environment, but getting users to participate in effective ways is key.

Community Attachment Formation and Its Influence on Sustainable Participation in a Digitalized Community: Focusing on Content and Social Capital of an Online Community

“…Individuals' lives and behaviors progressively change as information technology evolves. Through the rapid growth of information technology, individuals can access abundant information and virtual networks and create virtual spaces (i.e., online communities) [1] for activities such as information and knowledge exchange [2], and other intellectual pursuits [3]. In this era of big data [4], the creation and sharing of content by and among individuals has become popular.…”

The Effect of the Relationship Characteristics and Social Capital of the Sharing Economy Business on the Social Network, Relationship Competitive Advantage, and Continuance Commitment

“…Above all, these relationship qualities are strategic resources [19]; they are intangible assets that help one gain competitive advantages and trigger positive behaviors. In this way, Brazeltion and Gorry [20] proposed a diverse knowledge community of the knowledge management system as an important strategy to induce the active social participation of organization members. Wenger et al [21] also proposed a working community as a conscious personnel network for knowledge creation activities and the effective knowledge and information sharing within an organization.…”

“…Relationship characteristics were measured using 12 items involving mutual influence, sense of belonging, fulfillment of needs, and emotional connection as the practical awareness of trying to maintain and develop the relationships between sharing economy businesses and consumers. These were based on the studies conducted by Adler and Kwon [8], Botsman and Rogers [1], Brazelton and Gorry [20], Brief and Weiss [18], Reich et al [79], Lee [23], Moody and White [68], Uphoff and Wijayaratna [6], and Wittel [22]. Social capital was measured using 12 items involving information sharing, self-fulfillment, social participation, and pleasure as the total level of actual resources that appear in the overlapping relationships of systematic networks for mutual benefit between transactors in the network of sharing economy businesses.…”

Games for Training, Education, Health and Sports

“…Web-based platforms like SocialLearn 1 from The Open University for learning content exchange among students use the creation of Social Media content as a way to activate their learners and improve the content quality for every participant. Thus, leaners take as well the role of teachers and learn by consuming, creating, changing, and assessing content and tutoring each other [BrGo03].…”