Virtual Communities: 2014

Written for both scholars and practitioners, this volume focuses on the design, management, use and impacts of Virtual Communities (VCs) from technological, social and economic perspectives. It brings together peer-reviewed research articles that give an in-depth review of the state-of-the-art practices, and also shows opportunities for research and practice in and around VCs.

Chapter 1 Virtual Communities, Jan Marco Leimeister, Balaji Rajagopalan; Part 1 Fundamentals of Virtual Comunities; Chapter 2 Creating Trust and Part Icipation in Online Communities with it Features, Alexander Benlian, Thomas Hess; Chapter 3 Sense of Community in Virtual Environments, Dana Rotman, Philip Fei Wu; Part 2 Applications of Virtual Communities; Chapter 4 Online Travel Communities, Felix-Robinson Aschoff; Chapter 5 Factors Influencing Virtual Learning Community Success, René Wegener, Jan Marco Leimeister; Chapter 6 Enhancing Absorptive Capacity in Open Innovation Communities, Ivo Blohm, Vincent Kahl, Jan Marco Leimeister, Helmut Krcmar; Part 3 Development of Virtual Communities; Chapter 7 Tools for Developing and Deploying Virtual Communities and Their Platforms, Michael J. Huber, Helmut Krcmar; Chapter 8 How to Identify Great Designs, Johann Füller, Katja Hutter, Johannes Gebauer, Clemens Pirker; Chapter 9 Design Considerations for Virtual Communities, Balaji Rajagopalan; Part 4 Extending Virtual Communities Beyond Traditional Boundaries; Chapter 10 Sociotechnically Integrated Access To Virtual Communities with Communitymirrors, Michael Koch, Florian Ott, Alexander Richter;

Jan Marco Leimeister, Rajagopolan Balaji