Information exchange in virtual communities: a typology

• Main Authors: Jean Gladwin, R.A. Dixon, T.D. Wilson
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Borås 2000-01-01
• Series: Information Research: An International Electronic Journal
• Subjects: ethnography; case study; evaluation; PHC-MAP; information management; East Africa; innovation; diffusion of innovation theory; dynamic equilibrium; organizations
• Online Access: http://informationr.net/ir/5-4/paper83.html

Reports on an ethnographic case study of the evaluation of PHC-MAP (a set of information management tools) in an East African country. The attempt at innovation is considered within the framework of Rogers's diffusion of innovation theory and Leavitt's theory of dynamic equilibrium in organizations.