Trust in social computing. The case of peer-to-peer file sharing networks
Social computing and online communities are changing the fundamental way people share information and communicate with each other. Social computing focuses on how users may have more autonomy to express their ideas and participate in social exchanges in various ways, one of which may be peer-to-peer...
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| description | Social computing and online communities are changing the fundamental way people share information and communicate with each other. Social computing focuses on how users may have more autonomy to express their ideas and participate in social exchanges in various ways, one of which may be peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing. Given the greater risk of opportunistic behavior by malicious or criminal communities in P2P networks, it is crucial to understand the factors that affect individual’s use of P2P file sharing software. In this paper, we develop and empirically test a research model that includes trust beliefs and perceived risks as two major antecedent beliefs to the usage intention. Six trust antecedents are assessed including knowledge-based trust, cognitive trust, and both organizational and peer-network factors of institutional trust. Our preliminary results show general support for the model and offer some important implications for software vendors in P2P sharing industry and regulatory bodies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3f26c90362f1498894868695671c892e2022-12-21T22:42:12ZengEuropean Alliance for Innovation (EAI)EAI Endorsed Transactions on Security and Safety2032-93932011-09-011111310.4108/trans.sesa.2011.e5Trust in social computing. The case of peer-to-peer file sharing networksHeng Xu0Tamara Dinev1Han Li2College of Information Sciences and Technology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USABarry Kaye College of Business, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USASchool of Business, Minnesota State University, Moorhead, MN 56563, USA; li@mnstate.eduSocial computing and online communities are changing the fundamental way people share information and communicate with each other. Social computing focuses on how users may have more autonomy to express their ideas and participate in social exchanges in various ways, one of which may be peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing. Given the greater risk of opportunistic behavior by malicious or criminal communities in P2P networks, it is crucial to understand the factors that affect individual’s use of P2P file sharing software. In this paper, we develop and empirically test a research model that includes trust beliefs and perceived risks as two major antecedent beliefs to the usage intention. Six trust antecedents are assessed including knowledge-based trust, cognitive trust, and both organizational and peer-network factors of institutional trust. Our preliminary results show general support for the model and offer some important implications for software vendors in P2P sharing industry and regulatory bodies.http://eudl.eu/doi/10.4108/trans.sesa.2011.e5network-based communitypeer-to-peer (P2P) file sharingriskssocial computingtrust |
| spellingShingle | Heng Xu Tamara Dinev Han Li Trust in social computing. The case of peer-to-peer file sharing networks EAI Endorsed Transactions on Security and Safety network-based community peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing risks social computing trust |
| title | Trust in social computing. The case of peer-to-peer file sharing networks |
| title_full | Trust in social computing. The case of peer-to-peer file sharing networks |
| title_fullStr | Trust in social computing. The case of peer-to-peer file sharing networks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trust in social computing. The case of peer-to-peer file sharing networks |
| title_short | Trust in social computing. The case of peer-to-peer file sharing networks |
| title_sort | trust in social computing the case of peer to peer file sharing networks |
| topic | network-based community peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing risks social computing trust |
| url | http://eudl.eu/doi/10.4108/trans.sesa.2011.e5 |
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