An ethnorelative framework for information systems design

14th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2008

Volumn 5, Issue , 2008, Pages 3070-3080

  Saab, David J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural values; Ethnorelative; Hofstede; Information systems design; National culture

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL VALUE; ETHNORELATIVE; GLOBAL CONTEXT; HOFSTEDE; NATIONAL CULTURES; PERCEIVED EASE-OF-USE; PERCEIVED USEFULNESS; ROBUST ANALYSIS; TARGET AUDIENCE; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL; USER BEHAVIORS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84870261845     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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