@inproceedings{scholars3773, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, journal = {Proceeding - 2013 IEEE Student Conference on Research and Development, SCOReD 2013}, title = {The influences of social software characteristics on students' knowledge sharing behavior}, pages = {133--138}, note = {cited By 2; Conference of 2013 11th IEEE Student Conference on Research and Development, SCOReD 2013 ; Conference Date: 16 December 2013 Through 17 December 2013; Conference Code:109913}, year = {2013}, doi = {10.1109/SCOReD.2013.7002558}, isbn = {9781479926565}, author = {Dhanapal, D. D. P. and Kaeomanee, Y. and Rias, R. M.}, abstract = {Knowledge sharing among students is one of the essential activities in learning. Recently, it is found that besides face-to-face interactions, students also share their knowledge through online channels such as social software tools. This study aims to examine the relationship between social software characteristics and knowledge sharing behavior of students in Malaysian university context. The findings of the questionnaire survey with 307 students in five different universities revealed that informal setting, communication, network and community, and user-generated content characteristics of social software tools could positively influence students' knowledge sharing behavior. {\^A}{\copyright} 2013 IEEE.}, keywords = {Computer software; Knowledge management; Surveys, Face-to-face interaction; Knowledge-sharing; Online channels; Questionnaire surveys; Social software; University context; User-generated content; Web 2.0, Students}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84921809063&doi=10.1109\%2fSCOReD.2013.7002558&partnerID=40&md5=d532fe251574e84712766f7e319ff06f} }