Why Would You Save Your Files in a Group Folder?---Motivations for Information Sharing Through Digital Repositories in Project Groups
Huang, Meikuan
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Title
Why Would You Save Your Files in a Group Folder?---Motivations for Information Sharing Through Digital Repositories in Project Groups
Author(s)
Huang, Meikuan
Issue Date
2007
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Contractor, Noshir S.
Department of Study
Speech Communication
Discipline
Speech Communication
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Business Administration, Management
Language
eng
Abstract
The major theoretical contributions of this study are: (i) extending research on knowledge networks by incorporation of non-human agents, adaptation of theories that were previously applied only to human-to-human context to human-to-non-human interaction context, and applying the MTML perspective to the explanation of knowledge allocation behaviors; (ii) explicating the nuances of explanatory power of multiple theories in a model, by taking into account the influence of organizational context. The main practical contributions are: (i) to help small groups design digital repositories so as to achieve their potential as shared resources; (ii) to help the management proactively design and implement desirable combinations of contextual factors in order to facilitate information sharing.
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