Researcher's participation in e-collaboration

• Published in: 2017 International Conference on Research and Innovation in Information Systems (ICRIIS) pp. 1 - 5
• Main Authors: Mahmood, Jamilah, Dahlan, Halina Mohamed, Hussin, Ab Razak Che, Ahmad, Muhammad Aliif
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01-07-2017
• Subjects: Collaboration; Collaborative work; e-collaboration; e-research; Ethics; Information systems; knowledge sharing behavior; participation; Productivity; research collaboration
• ISSN: 2324-8157
• DOI: 10.1109/ICRIIS.2017.8002537

e-collaboration tools help researchers in conducting research in an online environment and produce better research outcomes. However, previous researches show that not all researchers willing to participate in e-collaboration and they still prefer to continue using traditional research practices and facilities. The resistances of user to participate in the e-collaboration are dependent on the user's behavior on making decision to take part and also the functions of technology provided. The reasons of why researchers reluctant to use e-collaboration are related to trust issues, lacking of peer support, self-motivation and experience of difficulty. Drawing from that, this study will investigates the factors influencing researcher's participation in e-collaboration from the perspectives of researcher's knowledge sharing behavior and technological. The factors identified can be used to enhance the e-collaboration tools that can help researchers conducting their research in online environment.