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Health care development: Integrating transaction cost theory with social support theory

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dc.contributor.authorHajli M.N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorShanmugam M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHajli A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKhani A.H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWang Y.en_US
dc.contributor.authorid55672739800en_US
dc.contributor.authorid36195134500en_US
dc.contributor.authorid56786421300en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57220342343en_US
dc.contributor.authorid55252116100en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-29T05:59:46Z
dc.date.available2023-05-29T05:59:46Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThe emergence of Web 2.0 technologies has already been influential in many industries, and Web 2.0 applications are now beginning to have an impact on health care. These new technologies offer a promising approach for shaping the future of modern health care, with the potential for opening up new opportunities for the health care industry as it struggles to deal with challenges including the need to cut costs, the increasing demand for health services and the increasing cost of medical technology. Social media such as social networking sites are attracting more individuals to online health communities, contributing to an increase in the productivity of modern health care and reducing transaction costs. This study therefore examines the potential effect of social technologies, particularly social media, on health care development by adopting a social support/transaction cost perspective. Viewed through the lens of Information Systems, social support and transaction cost theories indicate that social media, particularly online health communities, positively support health care development. The results show that individuals join online health communities to share and receive social support, and these social interactions provide both informational and emotional support. � 2014 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.3109/17538157.2014.924950
dc.identifier.epage344
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84939484947
dc.identifier.spage334
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84939484947&doi=10.3109%2f17538157.2014.924950&partnerID=40&md5=9ce028ac7aa0273f39158c8d4a4b6cd9
dc.identifier.urihttps://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/22238
dc.identifier.volume40
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis Ltden_US
dc.sourceScopus
dc.sourcetitleInformatics for Health and Social Care
dc.titleHealth care development: Integrating transaction cost theory with social support theoryen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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