A cross-cultural analysis of websites from high-context cultures and low-context cultures

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Würtz, Elizabeth ^a  

^a IT UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VISUAL COMMUNICATION;

COMMUNICATION STYLES; CONTEXT COMMUNICATION; CULTURAL ANALYSIS; EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS; HIGH CONTEXTS; INTERNET GENERATION; LOW CONTEXTS; MAIN PARAMETERS; MCDONALD'S; VISUAL EFFECTS;

WEBSITES;

EID: 27744557193     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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