Critical success factors of virtual communities from members' perspective.

• Main Authors: Chua, Chet Shiu., Lim, Meng Guan., Tan, Choon Huat.
• Other Authors: Sangwan, Sunanda
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::General::Social aspects
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/7195
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Virtual Communities (VCs) may be defined as “any group of people who share a common bond, yet who are not dependent on physical interaction and a common geographic location in order to sustain their group affinity” (Barnatt, 1998, pp.161). When the Internet bubble burst in 2000, many VCs whither fin...