Abstract
This article aims to focus on self-regulation mechanisms that are exercised by virtual communities in order to maintain their boundaries of autonomy while directing behavior of their members. An empirical examination of policy and enforcement of discarding inappropriate messages was conducted on 715 virtual communities. The study extracted lessons regarding the efficiency and efficacy of self-regulation in virtual communities. Moreover, it is argued that social capital and the history of users can serve as important factors while constructing self-regulation processes.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 192 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences |
| State | Published - 2005 |
| Event | 38th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences - Big Island, HI, United States Duration: 3 Jan 2005 → 6 Jan 2005 |
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