Understanding Professional Connections in Linkedin - a Question of Trust
Abstract
As the popularity of online social networks grow, it becomes important to understand how context and individual participants influence trust formation within the network. We investigate the impact that trust - both at the individual level and network level - has on the strength of association between members of the professional social networking site Linkedln. A model of trust adapted from previous literature is empirically tested using an online survey sent to a random sample of Linkedln members. The findings indicate that dyadic tie strength is influenced by an individual's disposition to trust and by the trust belief between the respondent and the respondent's last connection made in Linkedln. Trust in Linkedln did not influence the relationship.
Recommended Citation
Claybaugh, C. C., & Haseman, W. D. (2013). Understanding Professional Connections in Linkedin - a Question of Trust. Journal of Computer Information Systems, 54(1), pp. 94-105. International Association for Computer Information Systems.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1080/08874417.2013.11645675
Department(s)
Business and Information Technology
Keywords and Phrases
Online systems; Websites; Linkedln; Privacy concerns; Tie strengths; Trust; Trust Intention; Social networking (online)
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0887-4417; 2380-2057
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2013 International Association for Computer Information Systems, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 2013
