National cultural differences in theory and practice:Evaluating Hofstede’s national cultural framework

Information Technology & People

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 132-146

  Harvey, Francis ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Geographical information systems; National cultures; Systems design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986076173     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593849710174986     Document Type: Article

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