Virtual Communities and Collaboration (VCC)

The goal of the Virtual Communities and Collaboration track is to disseminate research and extend our knowledge and understanding of virtual communities and collaboration. Collaboration is a fundamental part of organizations and organizational partnerships. Following a continuing trend toward globalization, virtual communities and collaboration are an increasingly important part of organizations. Virtual communities are collective groups of individuals who utilize computer-mediated environments to interact and pursue mutual goals. They can be found in virtual worlds, social media and crowdsourcing sites, among others. Organizations and teams can use computer-mediated environments to improve their processes and outcomes, yet collaboration technologies do not foster value-creation by themselves. Researchers and practitioners need to address behavioral, social, cognitive, and technical issues. Research areas range from design issues in collaboration systems, sense of community and engagement in virtual communities, to impact of virtual communities and collaboration in domains as diverse as business, education, and government. This track aims to solicit contributions from a range of epistemological and methodological perspectives to extend our understanding of virtual communities and collaboration to enhance the theoretical foundation for research, share important empirical findings related to these venues, and provide guidance to practitioners.

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	A Collaboration Mapping System (CMS): Who Knows What ? Ramandeep Kaur Sandhu, Virginia Commonwealth University Josephine Stanley-Brown, Virginia Commonwealth University Kweku-Muata A Osei-Bryson, Virginia Commonwealth University Gustaff Barkstrom, Virginia Commonwealth University
	A Review of Knowledge Contribution Measurement in Online Communities Ariel D. Wigdor, University of Massachusetts Amherst Traci J. Hess, University of Massachusetts Amherst Zoe Zou, University of Massachusetts Amherst
	Are Contests Effective for Online Labor Markets? Jason Chan, University of Minnesota Jiahui Mo, Nanyang Technological University Nila Zhang, Nanyang Technological University
	ChatterShield – A Multi-Platform Cyberbullying Detection System for Parents Nargess Tahmasbi, Penn State University Alexander Fuchsberger, University of Nebraska Omaha
	Crowdsourcing Platforms: Objective, Activities and Motivation Fernando Vianna, Federal University of Technology - Parana (UTFPR) Jurandir Peinado, Federal University of Technology - Parana (UTFPR) Alexandre R. Graeml, Federal University of Technology - Parana (UTFPR)
	Dark Side of the Sharing Economy: Empirical Study on the Effect of Car-sharing on the Crashes of Teenage Drivers Minhyung Lee, KAIST College of Business HanByeol Stella Choi, KAIST, College of Business Heeseok Lee, KAIST College of Business
	Duality of Work in Sharing Economy - Insights from Uber Abayomi Baiyere, Copenhagen Business School Najmul Islam, University of Turku Matti Mäntymäki, University of Turku
	Effect of Stigmatization and Privacy Concerns on Engagement in Virtual Health Communities Massara Alazazi, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Emmanuel W. Ayaburi, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
	Endorse the Source – The Impact of Information Assessment on News Sharing Behavior Maximilian Haug, Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences
	Experience, motivations and confirmation of expectations in SNS satisfaction Ilias Pappas, University of Agder Sofia Papavlasopoulou, NTNU
	Factors Influencing Financing Performance of Public Crowdfunding Projects Jinhong Cui, uibe Qiong Wang, uibe
	Impact of subscription-based crowdfunding on creators’ online channels: Evidence from YouTube Onochie Fan-Osuala, University of Wisconsin Whitewater
	Information Integrity and Human Infrastructure in Digital Health Care Helena Vallo Hult, University West Eleanor Wynn, Ronin institute
	Linkage of Virtual Activities with Real Money Spending in Online Games Youngsoo Kim, Texas Tech University Gunwoong Lee, SungKyunKwan University
	Production vs. Consumption on Social Media: A Uses and Gratifications Perspective Thomas O. Meservy, Brigham Young University Kelly J. Fadel, Utah State University Ben Nelson, Brigham Young University Michael Matthews, Brigham Y
	Smart and Blissful? Exploring the Characteristics of Individuals That Share Fake News on Social Networking Sites Eric Villafranca, Baylor University Uchenna Peters, Baylor University
	The Influence of Gamification Mechanics on Online Group-buying Participation Qingsong Ye, College of Management, Shenzhen University Yuanyue Feng, College of Management, Shenzhen University Pianpian Yang, College of Management, Shenzhen University Congcong Yang, Dongguan University of Technology Lusi Yang, The University of Arizona
	The role of personal and environmental attributes in cyberbullying victimization in adults Zimo Tang, Nanyang Technological University Mariana Andrade, Nanyang Technological University Lai Lai Tung, Nanyang Technological University
	Theory-Driven-Design for Open Digital Human Collaboration Systems Navid Tavanapour, Universität Hamburg Eva A. C. Bittner, University of Hamburg Marc Brügger, Information Systems
	Users’ Continued Usage of Online Healthcare Virtual Communities: An Empirical Investigation in the Context of HIV Support Communities Ruochen Liao, University at Buffalo Rajiv Kishore, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Michael Lee, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
	What Determines the Successfulness of a Crowdsourcing Campaign? A Study on Attributes of Crowdsourcing Campaigns Hui Xu, Shanghai Maritime Univesity Yang Wu, Shanghai Maritime University Nannan Xi, University of Turku Juho Hamari, Tampere University of Technology

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