This study integrates protection motivation theory and theory of reasoned action to
investigate knowledge withholding in cyberspace, which is a highly prevalent …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce the concept of social noise. Under the
influence of social noise, a social media user may adjust information behavior based on …

Information researchers increasingly use participatory, arts-based methods to better
understand the social contexts of individuals and populations. However, it remains rare to …

Knowledge withholding, which is defined as the likelihood that an individual devotes less
than full effort to knowledge contribution, can be regarded as an emerging social deviance …

Researchers' participation in online RIMSs This article examined how researchers
participated in research information management systems (RIMSs), their motivations for …

The study explores lay online participation in multivocal risk and crisis communication. It
looks specifically at how institutional trust shapes such participation in the context of public …

This study examines what happens when an online community (OC) platform is shut down.
In particular, it builds on recent interest from information science on everyday life information …

Role analysis plays an important role when exploring social media and knowledge‐sharing
platforms for designing marking strategies. However, current methods in role analysis have …

This study examines group dynamics in a virtual decision-making context through the lens of
role theory and speech act theory, furthering previous research on the roles that emerge in …

Purpose Antibiotic use and misuse are common in pregnant women and young children.
Few studies have assessed real-world discussions of antibiotics in these populations. Using …