“…It has, for instance, been doubted that recognition, sense of community or self-esteem are important enough to drive actual participation in the B2B context [19], whereas these factors are important in motivating participation in the B2C context. Also, issues related to legal contracts and IPR as well as issues concerning security might restrict the usability of social media in the B2B context [12,13,20]. On the other hand, as the participants in the B2B context are still individuals, there might be similarities regarding motivational factors involved in the different contexts as well.…”