Information exchange in virtual communities: a typology
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 orga...
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2000-01-01
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d13b4e9136784a6f9cd19e9a07d760792025-02-02T10:05:32ZengUniversity of BoråsInformation Research: An International Electronic Journal1368-16132000-01-015483Information exchange in virtual communities: a typologyJean GladwinR.A. DixonT.D. WilsonReports 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.http://informationr.net/ir/5-4/paper83.htmlethnographycase studyevaluationPHC-MAPinformation managementEast Africainnovationdiffusion of innovation theorydynamic equilibriumorganizations |
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| title | Information exchange in virtual communities: a typology |
| title_full | Information exchange in virtual communities: a typology |
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| title_short | Information exchange in virtual communities: a typology |
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| topic | ethnography case study evaluation PHC-MAP information management East Africa innovation diffusion of innovation theory dynamic equilibrium organizations |
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