Dimensions of national culture and corporate adoption of IT infrastructure
IEEE Transactions on Engineering ManagementPublished 1 January 2001Open access
Ivan Png, Bernard C. Y. Tan, K. P. Wee
Citations197
SJR quartileQ4
SJR score0.11
SNIP0.06
Generate an AI Snapshot to get a quick, structured summary of this paper.
Study Snapshot
ObjectiveStudy objective
MethodsResearch methodology
PopulationPopulation studied
Sample sizeSample sizes
OutcomesStudy outcomes here
ResultsStudy results comes here
LimitationsResearch study limitations comes here
A concise AI-generated summary of the paper will appear here once you click Generate AI Snapshot.
TL;DR
The results demonstrated that businesses from higher uncertainty avoidance countries were less likely to adopt frame relay and the relevance of dimensions of national culture as factors affecting corporate adoption of IT infrastructure is highlighted.
Abstract
10.1109/17.913164
Keywords
Social SciencesDecision SciencesEngineering
American Educational Research JournalFoundations of Behavioral Research
7,414 Citations1974Rex Stockton, Fred N. Kerlinger
Management ScienceInformation Technology Implementation Research: A Technological Diffusion Approach
2,747 Citations1990Randolph B. Cooper, Robert W. Zmud
Using a random sample of manufacturing firms across the United States, it is found that this interaction of managerial tasks with the information technology does indeed affect the adoption of MRP, though it does not seem to affect MRP infusion.
Academy of Management ReviewClustering Countries on Attitudinal Dimensions: A Review and Synthesis
1,455 Citations1985Simcha Ronen, Oded Shenkar
MIS QuarterlyA Cross-Cultural Study on Escalation of Commitment Behavior in Software Projects1
1,377 Citations2000Mark Keil, Bernard C. Y. Tan +4 more
Examining the level of sunk cost together with the risk propensity and risk perception of decision makers reveals that some factors behind decision makers' willingness to continue a project are consistent across cultures while others may be culture-sensitive.
Management ScienceInformation Systems Innovation Among Organizations
955 Citations1994E. Burton Swanson
Systematic differences in adoption and evolution patterns among IS innovation types are expected and three specific IS innovations---data administration, the information center, and material requirements planning (MRP)---illustrate.
Organization StudiesResearch Note: Hofstede's Consequences: A Study of Reviews, Citations and Replications
778 Citations1994Mikael Søndergaard
Information Systems ResearchThe Effect of Culture on IT Diffusion: E-Mail and FAX in Japan and the U.S.
708 Citations1994Detmar W. Straub
It was hypothesized that high uncertainty avoidance in Japan and structural features of the Japanese written language could explain Japanese perceptions about new work technologies such as E-Mail and FAX, and the theoretical conceptualization in the paper attempts to account for Japanese departures from the U.S. experience.
Journal of Management Information SystemsThe Initiation, Adoption, and Implementation of Telecommunications Technologies in U.S. Organizations
466 Citations1993Varun Grover, Martin D. Goslar
This study approaches the use of these technologies from an innovation perspective by examining factors that enable initiation, adoption, and implementation of a set of 15 distinct telecommunications technologies in U.S. organizations.
MIS QuarterlyApplications of Global Information Technology: Key Issues for Management
322 Citations1991Blake Ives, Sirkka L. Järvenpää
These challenges as they were described to us by 25 senior managers from Fortune 500 firms responsible for implementing and managing global applications of information technology are related.
Information & ManagementManagement information systems in the Chinese business culture: An explanatory theory
271 Citations1997Maris G. Martinsons, Robert I Westwood
The explanatory theory suggests that the use of MIS in the Chinese business culture has been, and will continue to be, shaped by factors such as paternalism, personalism and high context communications.
Communications of the ACMCulture: a fourth dimension of group support systems
266 Citations1994Richard T. Watson, Teck‐Hua Ho +1 more
Management ScienceComputer-Mediated Communication and Majority Influence: Assessing the Impact in an Individualistic and a Collectivistic Culture
242 Citations1998Bernard C. Y. Tan, Kwok‐Kee Wei +3 more
Examining whether and how computer-mediated communication can reduce majority influence and thereby enhance the quality of decisions in some situations raises the broader issue of cultural relativism in current knowledge on CMC.
Journal of Global Information ManagementThe Effect of National Culture on IS
172 Citations1993Phillip Ein-Dor, Eli Segev +1 more
The study indicates a need for considerable research effort in the field of international information systems to facilitate IS technology transfer, for constructing indigenous IS, and for formulating national IS policies.
Information Systems ResearchEmpirical Evidence on Swanson's Tri-Core Model of Information Systems Innovation
155 Citations1997Varun Grover, Kirk D. Fiedler +1 more
This paper presents Swanson's tri-core model of IS innovation along with preliminary data to test aspects of the model proposed by Swanson, and concludes on an optimistic note regarding the viability of this model as an integrating frame-work for IS innovation.
Journal of Management Information SystemsConsensus and Perceived Satisfaction Levels: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of GSS and Non-GSS Outcomes within and between the United States and Mexico
146 Citations1996Roberto J. Mejías, Morgan M. Shepherd +2 more
An exploratory investigation of the effects of "national culture" upon group consensus levels and perceptions of participation equity and satisfaction within GSS environments and non-GSS (manual) environments indicates no significant differences in consensus levels between GSS and manual treatments.
Journal of Cross-Cultural PsychologyWork-Related Values of Managers
142 Citations1990Viv Shackleton, Abbas Ali
IEEE Transactions on Engineering ManagementAn assessment of the influence of organizational characteristics on information technology adoption decision: a discriminative approach
139 Citations1997Vincent S. Lai, Jan L. Guynes
The results suggest that companies most receptive to ISDN are larger, less open, have more slack resources, more technology expansion actions, and fewer technology restriction actions.
Journal of Management Information SystemsReducing Status Effects with Computer-Mediated Communication: Evidence from Two Distinct National Cultures
125 Citations1998Bernard C. Y. Tan, Kwok‐Kee Wei +2 more
It is demonstrated that CMC appears to be able to reduce status effects during group communication, both in Singapore and in the United States, especially true when groups are working on a preference task.
European Journal of Information SystemsNational culture and group support systems: filtering communication to dampen power differentials
79 Citations1995B.C.Y. Tan, Rt Watson +1 more
How a GSS can reduce power distance effects by restricting communication modality in groups is examined, and how this impact can be moderated by task type and group size is suggested.
Journal of Global Information ManagementThe Role of National Culture in Systems Analysis and Design
69 Citations1995Barry Shore, A.R. Venkatachalam
This paper identifies the stages in the systems analysis and design process likely to be influenced by culture and the pattern which these influences are likely to take and draws attention to the issue of culture at the beginning of the development cycle and may reduce the chances of failure or costly delays.
The Journal of Strategic Information SystemsDifferences in national information infrastructures: the reflection of national cultures
67 Citations1997Monica J. Garfield, Richard T. Watson
The main lesson from observing these seven countries is that when a country is forming an NII it should look to similar countries, in terms of national culture, for guidance in the creation of an N II.
Research PolicyThe international diffusion of new information technologies
47 Citations1986Cristiano Antonelli
The results of empirical analysis stress the systematic character of new information technologies and suggest that it may become a factor in widening the technological cap between followers and leaders on international markets.
IEEE Transactions on Engineering ManagementAdoption and implementation of digital-imaging technology in the banking and insurance industries
40 Citations1997Matthew J. Liberatore, D. Breem
Reengineering the work processes and piloting the technology were both found to be strongly related to the degree of implementation success, and the diffusion of imaging can be modeled by an S-curve, and firm size is a good predictor of the adoption decision.
Business data communications
33 Citations1999Raymond R. Panko
Modular design lets you tailor material to your personal teaching approach, and there is enough material for a two-semester course.
IEEE Transactions on Engineering ManagementInformation technologies and technology commercialization-the research agenda
8 Citations1997Elie Geisler, Suleiman K. Kassicieh
The research questions that arise from technology commercialization and information technologies are explored and a set of research Questions that need to be answered by researchers are recommended.
InnovationDiffusion of Internet technologies among high technology small firms (HTSFs) in Australia
2 Citations2002Girija Krishnaswamy
This paper attempts to find out the extent and intensity of adoption of Internet technologies by high technology small firms in Australia, primarily based on the websites of Australian small and medium enterprises (SMEs).