Knowledge sharing in Asia Pacific via virtual community platform: A systematic review

Virtual community (VC) is a platform for users to exchange knowledge for various purposes. Recent trends show that VC is highly anticipated in Asia Pacific regions. Using systematic review, this paper presents all VC studies in Asia Pacific region from the years 2006 to 2019, a 13-period. Outcome sh...

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Main Author: Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi
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Language:English
Published: Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. 2019
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description Virtual community (VC) is a platform for users to exchange knowledge for various purposes. Recent trends show that VC is highly anticipated in Asia Pacific regions. Using systematic review, this paper presents all VC studies in Asia Pacific region from the years 2006 to 2019, a 13-period. Outcome shows that VC studies primarily conducted in Taiwan, China and South Korea more than any other countries in the world, not only in Asia Pacific. Similar variables were identified in this region VC studies including trust, altruism, reciprocity and various other social factors. Several theories were also used in VC studies such as theory of planned behaviour, social capital theory, social cognitive theory, social exchange theory and social identity theory. Implication towards theoretical and managerial aspects is prominent in term of user's engagement in using the platform based on different countries engagement with VC.
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spelling ump-272122020-01-09T03:01:26Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/27212/ Knowledge sharing in Asia Pacific via virtual community platform: A systematic review Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi H Social Sciences (General) Virtual community (VC) is a platform for users to exchange knowledge for various purposes. Recent trends show that VC is highly anticipated in Asia Pacific regions. Using systematic review, this paper presents all VC studies in Asia Pacific region from the years 2006 to 2019, a 13-period. Outcome shows that VC studies primarily conducted in Taiwan, China and South Korea more than any other countries in the world, not only in Asia Pacific. Similar variables were identified in this region VC studies including trust, altruism, reciprocity and various other social factors. Several theories were also used in VC studies such as theory of planned behaviour, social capital theory, social cognitive theory, social exchange theory and social identity theory. Implication towards theoretical and managerial aspects is prominent in term of user's engagement in using the platform based on different countries engagement with VC. Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. 2019 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/27212/1/Knowledge%20sharing%20in%20Asia%20Pacific%20via%20virtual%20community%20platform.pdf Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi (2019) Knowledge sharing in Asia Pacific via virtual community platform: A systematic review. International Journal of Web Based Communities, 15 (4). pp. 368-394. ISSN 1741-8216. (Published) https://doi.org/10.1504/IJWBC.2019.103186
spellingShingle H Social Sciences (General)
Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi
Knowledge sharing in Asia Pacific via virtual community platform: A systematic review
title Knowledge sharing in Asia Pacific via virtual community platform: A systematic review
title_full Knowledge sharing in Asia Pacific via virtual community platform: A systematic review
title_fullStr Knowledge sharing in Asia Pacific via virtual community platform: A systematic review
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge sharing in Asia Pacific via virtual community platform: A systematic review
title_short Knowledge sharing in Asia Pacific via virtual community platform: A systematic review
title_sort knowledge sharing in asia pacific via virtual community platform: a systematic review
topic H Social Sciences (General)
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http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/27212/1/Knowledge%20sharing%20in%20Asia%20Pacific%20via%20virtual%20community%20platform.pdf