caa a22 4500 606228705 CHVBK 20210128101205.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10796-015-9566-1 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10796-015-9566-1 Examining micro-level knowledge sharing discussions in online communities [Elektronische Daten] [G. Wang, Xiaomo Liu, Jianling Wang, Min Zhang, Weiguo Fan] Online communities of practice have become a popular knowledge source for both individuals and organizations. It is important to understand how to facilitate virtual knowledge sharing in online communities. Existing studies generally focus on system design factors or motivations behind knowledge sharing behavior. In this study we aim to investigate the knowledge sharing processes in online communities and identify process patterns that are indicative of effective knowledge sharing processes. We propose a computational framework to examine individual knowledge sharing processes in online communities from a process perspective. Our empirical evaluations show that effective knowledge sharing processes have distinct structural characteristics and communication network patterns compared to unhelpful knowledge sharing processes. Our research findings have practical implications for online community practitioners. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2015 Online community nationallicence Knowledge sharing nationallicence Computer-mediated communication nationallicence Communication network nationallicence Network structural analysis nationallicence Wang G. Department of Business Information Technology, Virginia Tech, 1007 Pamplin Hall, 880 West Campus Drive, 24060, Blacksburg, VA, USA aut Liu Xiaomo The R&D Department, Thomson Reuters, 3 Time Square, 10036, New York, NY, USA aut Wang Jianling Department of Accounting and Finance, School of Management, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 28 Xianning West Road, 710049, Xi'an, Shanxi, China aut Zhang Min Department of Industrial Engineering, College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, 300072, Tianjin, China aut Fan Weiguo Department of Accounting and Information Systems, Virginia Tech, 3007 Pamplin Hall, 880 West Campus Drive, 24060, Blacksburg, VA, USA aut Information Systems Frontiers Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 17/6(2015-12-01), 1227-1238 1387-3326 17:6<1227 2015 17 10796 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-015-9566-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-015-9566-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Wang G. Department of Business Information Technology, Virginia Tech, 1007 Pamplin Hall, 880 West Campus Drive, 24060, Blacksburg, VA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Liu Xiaomo The R&D Department, Thomson Reuters, 3 Time Square, 10036, New York, NY, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Wang Jianling Department of Accounting and Finance, School of Management, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 28 Xianning West Road, 710049, Xi'an, Shanxi, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Zhang Min Department of Industrial Engineering, College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, 300072, Tianjin, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fan Weiguo Department of Accounting and Information Systems, Virginia Tech, 3007 Pamplin Hall, 880 West Campus Drive, 24060, Blacksburg, VA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Information Systems Frontiers Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 17/6(2015-12-01), 1227-1238 1387-3326 17:6<1227 2015 17 10796