Social capital modeling in virtual communities Bayesian belief network approaches /

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 offe...

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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.
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504 # # |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 # |a The roots of communities and social capital -- Conceptual and theoretical foundations of social capital -- Social capital use-case application areas -- Approaches for measuring social capital -- Trust and social capital -- Social computing and social software -- Virtual communities -- Knowledge and knowledge sharing in virtual communities -- Foundations of social modelling -- Overview of Bayesian belief network -- Construction of Bayesian models -- A computational model of social capital -- Sensitivity analysis -- Model validation -- Conclusion, book limitations and future directions. 
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520 3 # |a 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. 
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650 # 0 |a Social capital (Sociology) 
650 # 0 |a Community development. 
650 # 0 |a Technology  |x Social aspects. 
650 # 0 |a Online social networks. 
653 # # |a Approaches for measuring social capital 
653 # # |a Bayesian belief network 
653 # # |a Computational model of social capital 
653 # # |a Construction of Bayesian models 
653 # # |a Model validation 
653 # # |a Sensitivity analysis 
653 # # |a Social capital in virtual communities 
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653 # # |a Social computing and social software 
653 # # |a Social computing and virtual communities 
653 # # |a Theory and application of social capital 
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