%0 Journal Article
	%A Teresa L. Ju and  Szu-Yuan Sun and  Pei-Ju Chao and  Chang-Yao Wu
	%D 2009
	%J International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
	%B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
	%I Open Science Index 29, 2009
	%T Knowledge Sharing Behavior in E-Communities: from the Perspective of Transaction Cost Theory
	%U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/6279
	%V 29
	%X This study aims to examine the factors affecting
knowledge sharing behavior in knowledge-based electronic communities (e-communities) because quantity and quality of
knowledge shared among the members play a critical role in the community-s sustainability. Past research has suggested three
perspectives that may affect the quantity and quality of knowledge
shared: economics, social psychology, and social ecology. In this
study, we strongly believe that an economic perspective may be suitable to validate factors influencing newly registered members-
knowledge contribution at the beginning of relationship development.
Accordingly, this study proposes a model to validate the factors influencing members- knowledge sharing based on Transaction Cost
Theory. By doing so, we may empirically test our hypotheses in various types of e-communities to determine the generalizability of our research models.
	%P 567 - 572