| Creators: | Haug, Maximilian and Gewald, Heiko |
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| Title: | Why do I rate? - Shedding Light on the Factors Influencing the Participation on Physician Rating Websites |
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Event Title: | (Proceedings of the) 52nd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) |
| Event Location: | Grand Wailea, HI, USA |
| Event Dates: | January 8 - 11, 2019 |
| Projects: | IDI |
| Additional Information: | Open Access: This item is licensed under a Creative Commons License |
| Date: | 8 January 2019 |
| Divisions: | Informationsmanagement |
| Abstract (ENG): | Nowadays it is possible for consumers to exchange consumption experiences with everybody on the internet. For almost every product or service people form communities or visit dedicated rating websites to exchange information. Concerning medical treatment services, physician ratings have emerged as a field of interest for both patients and physicians. However, little is known about why people even spend time and effort to rate their physician. We conducted a study in which we asked patients about their intention to use physician rating websites, building on the social exchange theory. The results suggest that the main motivations to rate are to help other patients finding the right doctor or trying to influence the doctor for better treatment in the future. |
| Forthcoming: | No |
| Language: | English |
| Link eMedia: | Download |
| Citation: | Haug, Maximilian and Gewald, Heiko (2019) Why do I rate? - Shedding Light on the Factors Influencing the Participation on Physician Rating Websites. In: (Proceedings of the) 52nd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), January 8 - 11, 2019, Grand Wailea, HI, USA. ISBN 9780998133126 |
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