A Test of the Individual Action Model for Organizational Information Commons

Janet Fulk (), Rebecca Heino (), Andrew J. Flanagin (), Peter R. Monge () and François Bar ()
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Janet Fulk: Annenberg School for Communication, and Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, 3502 Watt Way, Los Angeles, California 90089–0281
Rebecca Heino: McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets, NW, Washington, D.C. 20057
Andrew J. Flanagin: Department of Communication, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106
Peter R. Monge: Annenberg School for Communication, and Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, 3502 Watt Way, Los Angeles, California 90089–0281
François Bar: Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California, 3502 Watt Way, Los Angeles, California 90089–0281

Organization Science, 2004, vol. 15, issue 5, 569-585

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: intranet; collective action; public goods; communication technology; information technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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