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2009
IEEE

A Life Cycle Model of Virtual Communities

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A Life Cycle Model of Virtual Communities
The importance of virtual communities is well established in Information Systems (IS) research. A significant number of studies on this topic have focused on investigating motivators and inhibitors of members’ participation. However, virtual communities are not static, but dynamically evolve, and often ‘die’ to be replaced by other virtual communities. To date, there is very little research that investigates the life cycle of virtual communities. The goal of this research is to identify influences that could explain this phenomenon. We summarize our insights in the form of a conceptual model.
Elham Mousavidin, Lakshmi Goel
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Type Conference
Year 2009
Where HICSS
Authors Elham Mousavidin, Lakshmi Goel
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