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Understanding users’ continuous content contribution behaviours on microblogs: an integrated perspective of uses and gratification theory and social influence theory

Xiaodan LiuSchool of Economics and Management, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Qingfei MinSchool of Economics and Management, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Shengnan HanDepartment of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University, Kista, SwedenView further author information
Pages 525-543 | Received 25 Jul 2017, Accepted 26 Mar 2019, Published online: 12 Apr 2019

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