Levels of culture and individual behavior: An integrative perspective

Journal of Global Information Management

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 1-20

  Karahanna, Elena ^a,d   Evaristo, J Roberto ^b,e   Srite, Mark ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural research; Globalization of IS; Information technology adoption; Levels of culture; National culture; Organizational culture; User attitudes; User behavior; Work behavior across cultures

Indexed keywords

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

CROSS-CULTURAL RESEARCH; GLOBALIZATION OF IS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; LEVELS OF CULTURE; NATION CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; USER ATTITUDES; USER BEHAVIOR; WORK BEHAVIOR ACROSS CULTURES;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 15744373598     PISSN: 10627375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jgim.2005040101     Document Type: Review

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