Exploring interaction differences in Microblogging Word of Mouth between entrepreneurial and conventional service providers

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Highlights:

• There are five key domains of differentiation in terms of how MWOM is leveraged.

• An entrepreneurial firm is network-empowering, transparent and risk-taker.

• A conventional firm is more focal, controlled, risk-averse and affiliating.

• An entrepreneurial firm signals offerings via network participation.

• A conventional service provider signals offerings via brand orientation.

摘要

•There are five key domains of differentiation in terms of how MWOM is leveraged.•An entrepreneurial firm is network-empowering, transparent and risk-taker.•A conventional firm is more focal, controlled, risk-averse and affiliating.•An entrepreneurial firm signals offerings via network participation.•A conventional service provider signals offerings via brand orientation.

论文关键词:Microblogging word of mouth (MWOM),Entrepreneur,Social media,Twitter structuration theory

论文评审过程:Received 30 August 2017, Revised 9 September 2018, Accepted 13 October 2018, Available online 15 October 2018, Version of Record 12 March 2019.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.10.020