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The purpose of this paper is to explore the antecedents that influence people\u2019s knowledge sharing in VCs, and to explore influence mechanism and the boundary condition of how the antecedent affect people\u2019s knowledge sharing in VCs.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Design\/methodology\/approach<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The authors conducted empirical research to test our hypotheses. The authors designed a questionnaire based on previous research and collected the questionnaires from seven VCs in China, including two specific topic-based forums in Baidu Tieba which is the largest Chinese online communication platform, three in traditional university bulletin board system (BBS) forums and another two based on instant messaging service. The final sample the authors got included 96 individuals. Then the authors used the hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) technique to analysis the data.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Findings<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The results suggest that community member\u2019s attachment can be a strong indicator of his\/her knowledge-sharing intention which will possibly lead to knowledge-sharing behavior. However, this effect can be contingent on individual centrality and community member fluctuations. In a stable community, those who are in the peripheral position are more likely to transfer their attachment into knowledge sharing because they have the intention to move into central positions and knowledge sharing can help them gain status. While in an unstable environment, it does not make any difference between people in different position in the social network.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Originality\/value<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>First, this paper reveals member\u2019s attachment as the antecedent of people\u2019s knowledge sharing in VCs. Second, this paper adopts a network perspective to construct the research model. And the basic point made is that knowledge sharing can be seen as a channel to attain status and centrality in a community. Thus, people who are in periphery positions are more likely to transfer their community attachment into knowledge-sharing intention. Third, this paper emphasizes the dynamic characteristic of members in VCs and proves the moderation effect of community member fluctuations.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1108\/lht-09-2018-0119","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,1,16]],"date-time":"2019-01-16T09:58:00Z","timestamp":1547632680000},"page":"1174-1186","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":19,"title":["Understanding knowledge sharing in virtual communities: a network perspective"],"prefix":"10.1108","volume":"39","author":[{"given":"Xiao","family":"Deng","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Peking University , Beijing,","place":["China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Kun","family":"Guo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Peking University , Beijing,","place":["China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"140","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,12,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025072820453524900_ref045","volume-title":"Multiple Regression: Testing and Interpreting Interactions","author":"Aiken","year":"1991"},{"issue":"1","key":"2025072820453524900_ref001","first-page":"1","article-title":"Participation and knowledge exchange in a hybrid-economic software community","author":"Allen","year":"2016","journal-title":"Journal of the Knowledge Economy"},{"issue":"4","key":"2025072820453524900_ref002","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"479","DOI":"10.1016\/j.im.2016.10.005","article-title":"Virtual team effectiveness: the role of knowledge sharing and trust","volume":"54","author":"Alsharo","year":"2017","journal-title":"Information & Management"},{"issue":"3","key":"2025072820453524900_ref003","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"402","DOI":"10.1080\/14778238.2018.1496564","article-title":"Knowledge management, innovation, and competitive advantage: is the relationship in the eye of the beholder?","volume":"16","author":"Aydin","year":"2018","journal-title":"Knowledge Management Research & Practice"},{"issue":"6","key":"2025072820453524900_ref004","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1173","DOI":"10.1037\/0022-3514.51.6.1173","article-title":"The moderator-mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations","volume":"51","author":"Baron","year":"1986","journal-title":"Journal of Personality and Social Psychology"},{"issue":"2","key":"2025072820453524900_ref005","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"515","DOI":"10.1002\/hrm.21880","article-title":"The problem of employees\u2019 network centrality and supervisors\u2019 error in performance appraisal: a multilevel theory","volume":"57","author":"Bizzi","year":"2018","journal-title":"Human Resource Management"},{"issue":"1","key":"2025072820453524900_ref006","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"87","DOI":"10.2307\/25148669","article-title":"Behavioral intention formation in knowledge sharing: examining the roles of extrinsic motivators, social-psychological forces, and organizational climate","volume":"29","author":"Bock","year":"2005","journal-title":"MIS Quarterly"},{"issue":"1","key":"2025072820453524900_ref046","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.2190\/EC.47.1.a","article-title":"Cultivating knowledge sharing and trust in online communities for educators","volume":"47","author":"Booth","year":"2012","journal-title":"Journal of Educational Computing Research"},{"key":"2025072820453524900_ref007","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.4159\/9780674029095","volume-title":"Structural holes: The Social Structure of Competition","author":"Burt","year":"1992"},{"issue":"2","key":"2025072820453524900_ref047","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"245","DOI":"10.1080\/09585190500404614","article-title":"Determinants of individual engagement in knowledge sharing","volume":"17","author":"Cabrera","year":"2006","journal-title":"The International Journal of Human Resource Management"},{"issue":"4","key":"2025072820453524900_ref048","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"226","DOI":"10.1016\/j.im.2010.03.001","article-title":"To give or to receive? 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