Good computing systems for everyone - How on earth? Cultural aspects

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 287-292

  Rau, Pei Luen Patrick ^a   Gao, Qin ^a   Liang, Sheau Farn Max ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cultural difference; Human computer interaction; User interface design

Indexed keywords

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; LEARNING SYSTEMS;

COMPUTING SYSTEMS; CULTURAL ASPECTS; CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS; CULTURAL DIFFERENCES; CULTURAL DIMENSIONS; CULTURAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENT SUPPORTING; HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION (HCI); NEW TECHNOLOGIES;

COMPUTER SYSTEMS;

EID: 48249145766     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01449290701761250     Document Type: Conference Paper

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