Hofstede's dimensions of national culture in is research

Handbook of Research on Contemporary Theoretical Models in Information Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 455-481

  Ford, Dianne P ^a   Connelly, Catherine E ^b   Meister, Darren B ^c  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-659-4.ch026     Document Type: Chapter

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