COLLABORATIVE ELECTRONIC MEDIA USAGEFOR INFORMATION SHARING: TECHNOLOGYCOMPETENCE AND SOCIAL TIES

摘要

The advance in collaborative communication media has allowed people to communicate and exchangerninformation. The success of collaborative communication technologies depends upon how people use them. Thisrnpaper develops a theoretical extension on individuals? Beliefs and intentions in the usage of collaborativernelectronic media. The paper addresses crucial factors that are related to predicting collaborative electronicrnmedia usage for information sharing: technology competence and social ties.