Venting, joining and educating: motivations for knowledge sharing in the UK police blogosphere.

Burnett, Simon; Pedersen, Sarah; Smith, Robert; O'Neill, Anne

Abstract

This article examines motivations for knowledge sharing in blogs written by police officers. It draws on the findings of a research project completed in 2011 based on content analysis of 63 blogs.

Citation

BURNETT, S., PEDERSEN, S., SMITH, R. and O'NEILL, A. 2012. Venting, joining and educating: motivations for knowledge sharing in the UK police blogosphere. Business information review, 29(1), pages 57-63. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0266382112438689

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 31, 2012
• Online Publication Date: Apr 23, 2012
• Publication Date: Mar 31, 2012
• Deposit Date: Apr 18, 2013
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 18, 2013
• Journal: Business information review
• Print ISSN: 0266-3821
• Electronic ISSN: 1741-6450
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 29
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 57-63
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0266382112438689
• Keywords: Knowledge sharing; Blogging; Police; Motivations; Social media
• Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/812
• Contract Date: Apr 18, 2013