Title
Perceived critical mass and collective intention in social media-supported small group communication
Abstract
•The use of social media (e.g., instant messaging) is conceptualized as an intentional social action with collective intention as the focus of interest.•A collective intention-based research model is developed based on critical mass theory and social influence processes.•Perceived critical mass influences usage we-intention both directly and indirectly through group norm and social identity.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2013.04.005
International Journal of Information Management
Keywords
Field
DocType
Collective intention,We-intention,Social media,Perceived critical mass,Social influence
Social psychology,Social relation,Popularity,Knowledge management,Norm (social),Critical mass (sociodynamics),Social influence,Marketing,Social group,Social identity theory,Social media,Public relations,Engineering
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
33
5
0268-4012
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
19
0.57
23
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Aaron X. L. Shen122116.98
Christy M. K. Cheung22819113.28
Matthew K. O. Lee32807198.41