Using Repertory Grids to Conduct Cross-Cultural Information Systems Research

Information Systems Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 93-101

  Hunter, M Gordon ^a   Beck, John E ^b  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Information systems; Qualitative; Repertory grids

Indexed keywords

HARDWARE;

CROSS CULTURAL; CROSS-CULTURAL RESEARCH; CROSS-CULTURAL STUDY; CULTURAL INFORMATIONS; QUALITATIVE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH INTERVIEWING; REPERTORY GRIDS;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0034395586     PISSN: 10477047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/isre.11.1.93.11786     Document Type: Article

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