Search Results - "VIRTUAL communities"

The behavioural drivers and implications of consumer disempowerment within a sustainable fashion online community.

Authors: Beech, Rebecca Simkin, Lyndon

Source: Journal of Marketing Management. Oct2025, Vol. 41 Issue 13/14, p1284-1311. 28p.

Subject Terms: *CONSUMERS, *BRANDING (Marketing), *BRAND evaluation, SUSTAINABLE fashion, VIRTUAL communities, MOTIVATION (Psychology), SOCIAL media

ENGAGING PHYSICIANS WITH INTRODUCTORY INCENTIVES: REFERENCES TO ONLINE AND OFFLINE INCOME.

Authors: Xiaofei Zhang Karen Xie Bin Gu et al.

Source: MIS Quarterly. Sep2025, Vol. 49 Issue 3, p917-951. 35p. 21 Charts, 3 Graphs.

Subject Terms: *LABOR incentives, *PHYSICIAN engagement, *INCOME, *MENTAL accounting (Economic theory), VIRTUAL communities, MEDICAL consultation

The power of diversity in online communities.

Authors: Peschel, Anne O. Jacobsen, Lina F. Salnikova, Ekaterina et al.

Source: Marketing Letters. Dec2025, Vol. 36 Issue 4, p949-962. 14p.

Subject Terms: *DIVERSITY & inclusion policies, *DIVERSITY in the workplace, *BRANDING (Marketing), *DIVERSITY training programs, VIRTUAL communities, INTERNET surveys, COMMUNITY involvement

Why Online Consumption Communities Brutalize.

Authors: Sibai, Olivier Luedicke, Marius K Valck, Kristine de

Source: Journal of Consumer Research. Dec2024, Vol. 51 Issue 4, p775-796. 22p.

Subject Terms: VIRTUAL communities, CYBERBULLYING, ELECTRONIC dance music, INVECTIVE, ONLINE trolling, COLLECTIVE behavior, SOCIAL psychology

AI for Instructional Design: Understanding Discourse and Community Trends from an Online Forum.

Authors: Sengupta, Subhasree Kozan, Kadir

Source: Proceedings of the Association for Information Science & Technology. Oct2025, Vol. 62 Issue 1, p1070-1075. 6p.

Subject Terms: *Artificial intelligence, *Internet forums, *Virtual communities, Career development, Professional employee training, Public opinion

Company/Entity: Reddit Inc.

User Experience in Metaverse Libraries: Lessons from Four Cases.

Authors: Kim, Yumi Kim, Yeonhee Kwon, Nuri et al.

Source: Proceedings of the Association for Information Science & Technology. Oct2025, Vol. 62 Issue 1, p972-977. 6p.

Subject Terms: *Digital libraries, *Virtual communities, Shared virtual environments, Virtual reality, User-centered system design

Unpacking College Students' Mental Health Discourse through YouTube Comments: Insights from Topic Modeling and Sentiment Analysis.

Authors: Kim, Heejun Choi, Bogeum Huh‐Yoo, Jina

Source: Proceedings of the Association for Information Science & Technology. Oct2025, Vol. 62 Issue 1, p956-961. 6p.

Subject Terms: *Social media, *Sentiment analysis, *Virtual communities, Mental health of college students, Social support

THE EFFECT OF BOTS ON HUMAN INTERACTION IN ONLINE COMMUNITIES.

Authors: Safadi, Hani Lalor, John P. Berente, Nicholas

Source: MIS Quarterly. Sep2024, Vol. 48 Issue 3, p1279-1295. 17p. 3 Diagrams, 6 Charts, 2 Graphs.

Subject Terms: *INTELLIGENT agents, VIRTUAL communities, SOCIAL interaction, CHATBOTS, RECIPROCITY (Psychology)

Reviews & Products: REDDIT (Web resource)

TM-OKC: AN UNSUPERVISED TOPIC MODEL FOR TEXT IN ONLINE KNOWLEDGE COMMUNITIES.

Authors: Dongcheng Zhang Kunpeng Zhang Yi Yang et al.

Source: MIS Quarterly. Sep2024, Vol. 48 Issue 3, p931-978. 48p. 3 Diagrams, 15 Charts, 5 Graphs.

Subject Terms: *USER-generated content, VIRTUAL communities, QUESTION & answer websites, CONTENT analysis, MACHINE learning

オンライン・コミュニティ.

Alternate Title: Online Communities.

Authors: 山本 晶¹ hikaru@fbc.keio.ac.jp

Source: Quarterly Journal of Marketing. 2025, Vol. 45 Issue 3, p183-185. 3p.

Subject Terms: *SOCIAL networks, *ONLINE business networks (Social networks), *INFORMATION technology, VIRTUAL communities, MIXED reality, ELECTRONIC information resources, CRITICAL analysis

Who Values E-Opinions Most in the E-Commerce Community?

Authors: Ying-Chia Hsieh Long-Chuan Lu

Source: Review of Integrative Business & Economics Research. 2025, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p680-694. 15p.

Subject Terms: *ONLINE shopping, *INFORMATION sharing, VIRTUAL communities, LIKERT scale, PEER pressure

Consumer Response to the Use of AI in Value Co‐Creation in Online Communities—The Case of Nexus Mods.

Authors: Wieczerzycki, Marcin¹ (AUTHOR) marcin.wieczerzycki@ue.poznan.pl

Source: Journal of Consumer Behaviour. Jul2025, Vol. 24 Issue 4, p2033-2053. 21p.

Subject Terms: *ARTIFICIAL intelligence, *CONSUMER behavior, *CUSTOMIZATION, *CUSTOMER cocreation, VIRTUAL communities, ACCEPTANCE (Psychology), ETHICAL problems

From Normal to Disaster Response Mode: How Can Virtual Communities Reconfigure Themselves to Respond Effectively to a Disaster?

Authors: Hasan, Mahmudul Chua, Cecil Eng Huang Myers, Michael David et al.

Source: Information Systems Journal. Sep2025, Vol. 35 Issue 5, p1344-1371. 28p.

Subject Terms: *EMERGENCY management, *INFORMATION sharing, *SELF-disclosure, *SITUATIONAL leadership theory, VIRTUAL communities, KNOWLEDGE transfer, RISK society

Silent pods over virtual events – the untapped potential of virtual communities in co-working spaces.

Authors: Kyrö, Riikka Ruohola, Aino Toivonen, Saija et al.

Source: Facilities. 2025, Vol. 43 Issue 11/12, p747-761. 15p.

Subject Terms: *SHARED workspaces, *SOCIAL networks, *VIRTUAL conferences, *FLEXIBLE work arrangements, *VALUE proposition, VIRTUAL communities

How emerging knowledge-based virtual communities foster the flourishing of urban young adults?? An investigation of the video book review community.

Authors: Li, Shuoshuo Xu, Jian Zhao, Xinyue

Source: Current Psychology. Sep2025, Vol. 44 Issue 17, p14449-14460. 12p.

Subject Terms: *FLOW theory (Psychology), URBAN youth, VIRTUAL communities, PARTICIPATION, YOUTH development, SOCIAL capital, TECHNOLOGY Acceptance Model

Geographic Terms: SHANGHAI (China)

Understanding the Unintended Effects of Human-Machine Moderation in Addressing Harassment within Online Communities.

Authors: Nguyen, An Rai, Arun Maruping, Likoebe

Source: Journal of Management Information Systems. 2024, Vol. 41 Issue 2, p341-366. 26p.

Subject Terms: *HARASSMENT, *TIME series analysis, LANGUAGE models, VIRTUAL communities

Supporting opinions to fit in: a spiral of silence-theoretic explanation for establishing echo chambers and filter bubbles on social media.

Authors: Haug, Maximilian Maier, Christian Gewald, Heiko et al.

Source: Internet Research. 2025, Vol. 35 Issue 7, p30-51. 22p.

Subject Terms: *Social media, *Disclosure, *Virtual communities, Conformity, Rejection (Psychology)

Facilitating continuous use in online health communities through visibility of knowledge: a social cognitive theory perspective.

Authors: Guo, Yichen Liu, Xinyu Wang, Siqi et al.

Source: Aslib Journal of Information Management. 2025, Vol. 77 Issue 6, p1255-1272. 18p.

Subject Terms: *Access to information, *Virtual communities, Social cognitive theory, Self-efficacy, Community involvement, Prosocial behavior

How cryptomarket communities navigate marketplace structures, risk perceptions and ideologies amid evolving cryptocurrency practices.

Authors: Childs, Andrew¹ (AUTHOR) a.childs@griffith.edu.au

Source: Criminology & Criminal Justice: An International Journal. Nov2025, Vol. 25 Issue 5, p1402-1419. 18p.

Subject Terms: *CRYPTOCURRENCIES, *VIRTUAL communities, *RISK perception, *BLACK market, *CRYPTOCURRENCY exchanges, *DIGITAL currency

Reviews & Products: REDDIT (Web resource)

Determinants of the adoption of an online community for people with diabetes: a qualitative study.

Authors: Bujanda-Sainz de Murieta, Arantxa Escalada-Hernández, Paula San Martín-Rodríguez, Leticia et al.

Source: Scientific Reports. 10/22/2025, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p1-11. 11p.

Subject Terms: *DIABETES, *VIRTUAL communities, *ACCEPTANCE (Psychology), *USER experience, *QUALITATIVE research, *MODERATION, *SELF-management (Psychology), *SOCIAL support