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Chen, Huaping

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0.133 negative positive effect findings results effects blog suggest role blogs posts examined period relationship employees
0.110 local global link complex view links particularly need thought number supports efforts difficult previously linked

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Guo, Xitong 1 Vogel, Doug 1 Zhou, Zhongyun (Phil) 1 Zhang, Xi 1
blog traffic 1 blogging 1 blogosphere 1 blogosphere structure 1
chaos theory 1 global financial crisis 1 knowledge management 1

Articles (1)

Chaos Theory as a Lens for Interpreting Blogging. (Journal of Management Information Systems, 2009)
Authors: Abstract:
    Blogging is becoming increasingly popular as a global phenomenon. Individual blog traffic and blogosphere structure are of interest to academia and practice. Although it is difficult to get a snapshot of the blogosphere with enough blogs over a long enough period to capture the real situation, chaos theory finds underlying order in this apparent random and complex phenomenon. This study provides an overall view of blogging from micro (individual blog traffic dynamics) and macro (blogosphere structure) levels through a chaos theory lens. Key concepts of chaos theory are used to construct an interpretive framework to illustrate blog system behavior dynamics. Blog systems tend to be nonlinear, dynamic, and deterministic, as well as sensitive to initial conditions. The study also demonstrates the feasibility of applying chaos theory thinking to areas such as knowledge management and the recent global financial crisis. Implications for practice and research opportunities are presented.