The influence of holistic and analytic cognitive styles on online information design: Toward a communication theory of cultural cognitive design

Information Communication and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 348-374

  Faiola, Anthony ^a   MacDorman, Karl F ^a  

^a Indiana University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive styles; Computer mediated communication; Cross cultural; Usability Web design

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149174292     PISSN: 1369118X     EISSN: 14684462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691180802025418     Document Type: Article

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