Social Media, Virtual Worlds, and Digital Work

Depolarizing Online Discussions: The Role of Data-Supported Reasoning and Identity Signals

Jan Schilpp, University of Mannheim
Florian Pethig, Tilburg University

Enhancing Metaverse Meetings Potential: The Interplay of Avatar and Virtual Environment Features on Social Loafing Tendencies

Huiyu Liu, University of Science and Technology of China
Bowen Zheng, Central South University
Hefu Liu, University of Science and Technology of China
Kwok On Matthew Lee, City University of Hong Kong

Exploring the Privacy Paradox: The Role of IT Identity in Self-Disclosure on Social Networking Sites

Hossein Mosafer, University of Tehran
Jalal Sarabadani, San Jose State University

Follow the Memeing: Analyzing the Cultural Diffusion Between Mainstream and Alt-Right Communities Based on Shared Memes

Theresa Henn, University of Bamberg

Investigating the Everyday Use of Individuals with Augmented Reality

Christian Murlowski, Saarland University
Maximilian Jannis Léon Bach, Saarland University
Stefan Morana, Saarland University

Moments of Appropriation and Disruption: Liminality and Identity Work in the Metaverse

Sun-young (Sunny) Whang, University of Massachusetts Boston
Shaila M. Miranda, University of Arkansas

Navigating Implicit Hate Speech — A Scoping Review

Hetiao (Slim) Xie, University of Queensland
Morteza Namvar, University of Queensland
Marten Risius, University of Queensland
Saeed Akhlaghpour, University of Queensland

Navigating Virtual Frontiers: The Willingness of Virtual Teams to Use the Metaverse

Miriam Gräf, Technical University of Darmstadt
Anne Zöll, Technical University of Darmstadt
Nihal Wahl, Technical University of Darmstadt

Overcoming People-Related Challenges in Large-Scale Agile Transformations: The Role of Online Communities of Practice

Kristin Geffers, University of Kassel

Preparing, Fostering, and Fallowing: Cultivating Digital Safe Spaces

Nadia Valentina Ruiz-Bravo, University of Gothenburg
Lisen Selander, University of Gothenburg
Maryam Roshan, University of Gothenburg

Reflective Data Sharing on TikTok: Encouraging Adolescents to Engage with Privacy Settings

Nico Ebert, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Tim Geppert, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Melanie Knieps, University of Zurich
Brahim Zarouali, KU Leuven
Thierry Schaltegger, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Anna Wiedemann, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Benjamin Ambuehl, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences

Solidarity to Storming: Assessing the Socio-Technical Factors Behind Modern Social Movements

Sayantan Bhattacharya, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Billy Spann, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Nitin Agarwal, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Technostress in Work-Related Use of Social Virtual Reality

Bakhtawar Aurangzeb Khan, Tampere University
Henri Pirkkalainen, Tampere University
Markus Salo, University of Jyväskylä

The TikTok Equation: How Congruence Drives Influencer Marketing Success — A Mixed-Methods Study

Rebecca Maria Heigl, Goethe University Frankfurt
Patrick Weber, Goethe University Frankfurt
Oliver Hinz, Goethe University Frankfurt

What Do Enterprise Collaboration Systems Afford to Digital Startups?

Mathias Eggert, University of Applied Sciences Aachen
Jakob Schwarz, University of Applied Sciences Aachen