Article ID: | iaor201527695 |
Volume: | 52 |
Issue: | 7 |
Start Page Number: | 840 |
End Page Number: | 849 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2015 |
Journal: | Information & Management |
Authors: | Li Yijun, Jin Jiahua, Zhong Xiaojia, Zhai Li |
Keywords: | information, computers: information, internet, social |
Based on social capital theory, social exchange theory, and social cognitive theory, this study explored why users continuously contribute knowledge to online social Q&A communities. Empirical panel count data were collected from a popular Chinese online social Q&A community. The results from a negative binomial regression model with user fixed effects indicate that a user's self‐presentation, peer recognition, and social learning have a positive impact on his knowledge‐contribution behaviors. The findings can help guide the development and operation of online social Q&A communities.