Social capital modeling in virtual communities Bayesian belief network approaches /

• Main Author: Daniel, Ben Kei, 1971-
• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2009.
• Subjects: Social capital (Sociology); Community development.; Technology > Social aspects.; Online social networks.; Approaches for measuring social capital; Bayesian belief network; Computational model of social capital; Construction of Bayesian models; Model validation; Sensitivity analysis; Social capital in virtual communities; Social capital use-case application areas; Social computing and social software; Social computing and virtual communities; Theory and application of social capital; Trust and social capital
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• Physical Description: electronic texts (xxii, 259 p. : ill.) : digital files.; Also available in print.
• Format: Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781605666648 (ebook)
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Throughout history, the permeation of new technologies have assisted communities in their aim to collectively work together in addressing shared problems for the attainment of specific goals and outcomes. This book broadly examines what constitutes social capital in geographical communities and offers an in-depth description of its potential in virtual communities. Providing the latest findings for advanced undergraduate and graduate students as well as researchers and academicians involved with virtual communities and social capital, it draws upon insights from interdisciplinary fields such as artificial intelligence, human computer interaction, educational technology, and economics and sociology.