Entrepreneurs' Information Retrieval: The Role of Affective Aspects through the Media Richness Theory

Thao Orrensalo; Shahrokh Nikou

doi:10.1109/ICTE51655.2021.9584789

Entrepreneurs' Information Retrieval: The Role of Affective Aspects through the Media Richness Theory

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A narrative review of the literature on the importance of affective factors in the information retrieval (IR) behaviours of entrepreneurs is presented in this paper. Through the lens of Media Richness Theory, we examine the importance of the richness of information and medium to the success of the IR process. The results show that IR system does not only serve entrepreneurs regarding their information needs but also their emotional needs. The richness of the IR system, referring to the accessibility, is an essential factor for entrepreneurs' preference and use of the IR medium. This paper contributes to literature by showing how affective attributes are associated with other factors, in addition to their effect on the IR behaviours. The findings reveal that the affective characteristics are both an individual need and a determining component in the process.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2021 IEEE International Conference on Technology and Entrepreneurship, ICTE 2021
Publisher	IEEE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665438957
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTE51655.2021.9584789
Publication status	Published - 2021
Externally published	Yes
Event	2021 IEEE International Conference on Technology and Entrepreneurship, ICTE 2021 - Kaunas, Lithuania Duration: 24 Aug 2021 → 27 Aug 2021

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Name	2021 IEEE International Conference on Technology and Entrepreneurship, ICTE 2021

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Conference	2021 IEEE International Conference on Technology and Entrepreneurship, ICTE 2021
Country/Territory	Lithuania
City	Kaunas
Period	24/08/21 → 27/08/21

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affective factors
entrepreneurs
information retrieval
media richness theory (MRT)

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Orrensalo, T & Nikou, S 2021, Entrepreneurs' Information Retrieval: The Role of Affective Aspects through the Media Richness Theory. in 2021 IEEE International Conference on Technology and Entrepreneurship, ICTE 2021. 2021 IEEE International Conference on Technology and Entrepreneurship, ICTE 2021, IEEE, 2021 IEEE International Conference on Technology and Entrepreneurship, ICTE 2021, Kaunas, Lithuania, 24/08/21. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTE51655.2021.9584789

Entrepreneurs' Information Retrieval: The Role of Affective Aspects through the Media Richness Theory. / Orrensalo, Thao; Nikou, Shahrokh.
2021 IEEE International Conference on Technology and Entrepreneurship, ICTE 2021. IEEE, 2021. (2021 IEEE International Conference on Technology and Entrepreneurship, ICTE 2021).

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