Understanding the sense of community and continuance intention in virtual communities: The role of commitment and type of community

Virtual communities (VCs) have become essential in current organizations and society, and so their sustainability is a topic of interest for researchers and practitioners. We focus on the sense of virtual community (SoVC) and commitment as relevant antecedents in achieving the success and maintenanc...

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Autores: González-Anta, Baltasar, Orengo, Virginia, ZORNOZA, ANA, Peñarroja, Vicente, Martinez-Tur, Vicente
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)
Repositorio:O2, repositorio institucional de la UOC
OAI Identifier:oai:openaccess.uoc.edu:10609/112166
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10609/112166
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:virtual community participation
intention to continue
virtual learning communities
virtual communities of practice
communities of interest
sense of virtual community
commitment
participació comunitària virtual
intenció de continuar
comunitats virtuals d'aprenentatge
comunitats virtuals de pràctica
comunitats d'interès
sentit de comunitat virtual
compromís
participación comunitaria virtual
intención de continuar
comunidades virtuales de aprendizaje
comunidades virtuales de práctica
comunidades de interés
sentido de comunidad virtual
compromiso
Online social networks
Xarxes socials en línia
Redes sociales en línea
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Understanding the sense of community and continuance intention in virtual communities: The role of commitment and type of community
title Understanding the sense of community and continuance intention in virtual communities: The role of commitment and type of community
spellingShingle Understanding the sense of community and continuance intention in virtual communities: The role of commitment and type of community
González-Anta, Baltasar
virtual community participation
intention to continue
virtual learning communities
virtual communities of practice
communities of interest
sense of virtual community
commitment
participació comunitària virtual
intenció de continuar
comunitats virtuals d'aprenentatge
comunitats virtuals de pràctica
comunitats d'interès
sentit de comunitat virtual
compromís
participación comunitaria virtual
intención de continuar
comunidades virtuales de aprendizaje
comunidades virtuales de práctica
comunidades de interés
sentido de comunidad virtual
compromiso
Online social networks
Xarxes socials en línia
Redes sociales en línea
title_short Understanding the sense of community and continuance intention in virtual communities: The role of commitment and type of community
title_full Understanding the sense of community and continuance intention in virtual communities: The role of commitment and type of community
title_fullStr Understanding the sense of community and continuance intention in virtual communities: The role of commitment and type of community
title_full_unstemmed Understanding the sense of community and continuance intention in virtual communities: The role of commitment and type of community
title_sort Understanding the sense of community and continuance intention in virtual communities: The role of commitment and type of community
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv González-Anta, Baltasar
Orengo, Virginia
ZORNOZA, ANA
Peñarroja, Vicente
Martinez-Tur, Vicente
author González-Anta, Baltasar
author_facet González-Anta, Baltasar
Orengo, Virginia
ZORNOZA, ANA
Peñarroja, Vicente
Martinez-Tur, Vicente
author_role author
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ZORNOZA, ANA
Peñarroja, Vicente
Martinez-Tur, Vicente
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author
author
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Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv virtual community participation
intention to continue
virtual learning communities
virtual communities of practice
communities of interest
sense of virtual community
commitment
participació comunitària virtual
intenció de continuar
comunitats virtuals d'aprenentatge
comunitats virtuals de pràctica
comunitats d'interès
sentit de comunitat virtual
compromís
participación comunitaria virtual
intención de continuar
comunidades virtuales de aprendizaje
comunidades virtuales de práctica
comunidades de interés
sentido de comunidad virtual
compromiso
Online social networks
Xarxes socials en línia
Redes sociales en línea
topic virtual community participation
intention to continue
virtual learning communities
virtual communities of practice
communities of interest
sense of virtual community
commitment
participació comunitària virtual
intenció de continuar
comunitats virtuals d'aprenentatge
comunitats virtuals de pràctica
comunitats d'interès
sentit de comunitat virtual
compromís
participación comunitaria virtual
intención de continuar
comunidades virtuales de aprendizaje
comunidades virtuales de práctica
comunidades de interés
sentido de comunidad virtual
compromiso
Online social networks
Xarxes socials en línia
Redes sociales en línea
description Virtual communities (VCs) have become essential in current organizations and society, and so their sustainability is a topic of interest for researchers and practitioners. We focus on the sense of virtual community (SoVC) and commitment as relevant antecedents in achieving the success and maintenance of different types of VCs (communities of interest, virtual learning communities, and virtual communities of practice). Specifically, this study examines a moderated mediation model in which the type of virtual community moderates the indirect effect of a SoVC on the intention to continue through the perceived commitment of the users of the VC. The sample consists of 299 members of Virtual communities. The results showed that SoVC influenced intention to continue via commitment to VCs. Additionally, the relationship between SoVC and commitment was higher for communities of interest and virtual learning communities than for virtual communities of practice. This article contributes to previous literature by identifying the importance of participants' engagement and the contingent effect of the type of community. Implications of the study and directions for future research are discussed.
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