A test of the individual action model for organizational information commons

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Fulk, J; Heino, R; Flanagin, AJ; Monge, PR; Bar, F
• 署名单位: University of Southern California; University of Southern California; Georgetown University; University of California System; University of California Santa Barbara
• 刊物名称: ORGANIZATION SCIENCE
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1047-7039
• DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1040.0081
• 发表日期: 2004
• 页码: 569-585
• 关键词: intranet; collective action; public goods; communication technology; information technology

摘要

This research elaborated and empirically tested the individual action component of the collective action model as applied to individual contributions to organizational information commons. The model extended prior theory and research by making six elaborations on the classic collective action model based on unique characteristics of information goods compared to material collective goods. The structural equation model was tested via LISREL analyses of data provided by 781 respondents in three high-tech firms who had access to corporate intranets as shared information goods. The results were highly similar across organizations and indicated that (a) level of production, information retrieval, and cost predicted the perceived value of information, (b) information value and cost predicted gain, and (c) information retrieval and gain predicted the level of individual contributions to the commons.