A configurational view of the role of affordances in enhancing members' attachment to social networking sites

Haiping Zhao; Fei Liu; Yijing Li; Eric Lim; Chee Wee Tan

A configurational view of the role of affordances in enhancing members' attachment to social networking sites

Haiping Zhao, Fei Liu, Yijing Li, Eric Lim, Chee Wee Tan

Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Conference article published in proceeding or book › Academic research › peer-review

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Abstract

Embracing a configurational view, this study attempts to elucidate how Social Networking Sites (SNSs) can be designed to enhance members' identity-, bond-, and comparison-based attachment. Conducting content analysis on fifteen predominant SNSs, we elicit thirty-one technological features that can be categorized into deindividuation, personalization, and tournament affordances. An online survey questionnaire is then developed to solicit SNSs members' evaluations on the features present on these sites and the form(s) of attachment. Through fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA), we observe that the presence of deindividuation affordances combined with the absence of tournament affordances are associated with identity-based attachment while the presence of personalization affordances in conjunction with the absence of tournament affordances is an essential configuration reinforcing bond-based attachment. Conversely, comparison-based attachment is determined by the presence of tournament affordances in the absence of deindividuation and personalization affordances.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2020 - Making Digital Inclusive
Subtitle of host publication	Blending the Local and the Global
Publisher	Association for Information Systems
ISBN (Electronic)	9781733632553
Publication status	Published - Dec 2020
Externally published	Yes
Event	2020 International Conference on Information Systems - Making Digital Inclusive: Blending the Local and the Global, ICIS 2020 - Virtual, Online, India Duration: 13 Dec 2020 → 16 Dec 2020

Publication series

Name	International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2020 - Making Digital Inclusive: Blending the Local and the Global

Conference

Conference	2020 International Conference on Information Systems - Making Digital Inclusive: Blending the Local and the Global, ICIS 2020
Country/Territory	India
City	Virtual, Online
Period	13/12/20 → 16/12/20

Keywords

Affordance
Attachment
Configurational view
Content analysis
Qualitative comparative analysis
Social networking sites

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Science Applications
Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
Library and Information Sciences
Applied Mathematics

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Zhao, H., Liu, F., Li, Y., Lim, E., & Tan, C. W. (2020). A configurational view of the role of affordances in enhancing members' attachment to social networking sites. In International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2020 - Making Digital Inclusive: Blending the Local and the Global (International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2020 - Making Digital Inclusive: Blending the Local and the Global). Association for Information Systems.

Zhao, Haiping ; Liu, Fei ; Li, Yijing et al. / A configurational view of the role of affordances in enhancing members' attachment to social networking sites. International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2020 - Making Digital Inclusive: Blending the Local and the Global. Association for Information Systems, 2020. (International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2020 - Making Digital Inclusive: Blending the Local and the Global).

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Zhao, H, Liu, F , Li, Y, Lim, E & Tan, CW 2020, A configurational view of the role of affordances in enhancing members' attachment to social networking sites. in International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2020 - Making Digital Inclusive: Blending the Local and the Global. International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2020 - Making Digital Inclusive: Blending the Local and the Global, Association for Information Systems, 2020 International Conference on Information Systems - Making Digital Inclusive: Blending the Local and the Global, ICIS 2020, Virtual, Online, India, 13/12/20.

A configurational view of the role of affordances in enhancing members' attachment to social networking sites. / Zhao, Haiping; Liu, Fei ; Li, Yijing et al.
International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2020 - Making Digital Inclusive: Blending the Local and the Global. Association for Information Systems, 2020. (International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2020 - Making Digital Inclusive: Blending the Local and the Global).

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Zhao H, Liu F , Li Y, Lim E, Tan CW. A configurational view of the role of affordances in enhancing members' attachment to social networking sites. In International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2020 - Making Digital Inclusive: Blending the Local and the Global. Association for Information Systems. 2020. (International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2020 - Making Digital Inclusive: Blending the Local and the Global).

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