In this paper, we extend previous models to predict the popularity of user-generated content for online social networks (OSNs). We focus on Twitter as the most popular and widely used micro-blogging online social network, and specifically measure the popularity of a brand’s tweet by analyzing...

Consumers are constantly entering into form contracts, both offline and online. They do not read most of the terms, but the duty to read says the contracts are nevertheless fully enforceable. Moreover, consumers lack any real bargaining power when assenting to such contracts with merchants. Not...

Global organizations rely on temporary virtual collaboration between individuals dispersed across space and time to deliver competencies when and where needed. The problem is that current leadership theories do not adequately address leadership needs for this dependence on temporary leaderless...

This paper is written for instructors reluctant to teach web-based courses (hereafter referenced as online courses) or may be experiencing difficulties in one or more of the areas discussed herein. We find online teaching very satisfying and want to share our successful practices based on a...

Enrichir la réflexion sur la question de la mixité qui interpelle désormais les Conseils d’Administration et de Surveillance, et au-delà la société, en tentant d’identifier les différents outils susceptibles d’être utilisés concrètement pour faire évoluer la situation en...

The advent of new media technologies has resulted in a growing array of communication tools now available to individuals and organizations. However, the crisis management and crisis communication literature does not include an examination of how communication made possible by these technologies...

Research has shown that social network structure is a critical success factor for various kinds of work groups. In our study, we extended this research to a new type of work group - the open source software project community – with the objective of exploring the role of communication networks...

The growth of commerce on the internet has created a paradigm shift where the biggest companies are no longer producers who sell products and services to consumers, but rather data collectors who sell consumers and their information to advertisers. As the largest data collecting corporation —...

Players in online games are claiming the right to trade virtual “goods,” something which is contested by game developers and generally prohibited by the contracts they offer to prospective players. This article argues that although this claim does not fit easily into the framework of...