National culture and its effects on knowledge communication in online virtual communities

Author

Keng SIAU, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
Fiona Fui-hoon NAH, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
Min LING

Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

1-2007

Abstract

Online virtual communities provide a powerful means of knowledge sharing. Despite the prevalence of online virtual communities, there is a paucity of research to investigate the effect of national culture differences on knowledge sharing in online virtual communities. Are there differences between online virtual communities from different national cultures? This research studies the differences in knowledge-sharing activities between US-based and China-based online virtual communities. Hofstede's dimensions of national culture serve as the theoretical foundation for this research.

Keywords

Online virtual communities, knowledge acquisition, knowledge dissemination, national culture, electronic business

Discipline

Communication Technology and New Media | Databases and Information Systems | Social Media

Research Areas

Data Science and Engineering

Publication

International Journal of Electronic Business

Volume

5

Issue

5

First Page

518

Last Page

532

ISSN

1470-6067

Identifier

10.1504/IJEB.2007.015450

Publisher

Inderscience

Citation

SIAU, Keng; NAH, Fiona Fui-hoon; and LING, Min. National culture and its effects on knowledge communication in online virtual communities. (2007). International Journal of Electronic Business. 5, (5), 518-532.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/9486

Copyright Owner and License

Publisher

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEB.2007.015450