International Virtual Offices

2011 ◽  
pp. 461-466
Author(s):  
Kirk St. Amant
Keyword(s):  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
Virtual Office ◽  
Exchange Information ◽  
Communication Expectations

Communication technologies are continually expanding our ideas of the office into cyberspace environments. One result of this expansion is the international virtual office (IVO), a setting in which individuals located in different nations use online media to work together on the same project. Different cultural communication expectations, however, can affect the success with which IVO participants exchange information. This article examines three cultural factors that can affect communication within IVO environments.

Interacting Effectively in International Virtual Offices

2009 ◽  
pp. 710-716
Author(s):  
Kirk St. Amant
Keyword(s):  
Related Problem ◽  
Knowledge Workers ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
Online Discourse ◽  
Virtual Office ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Communication Expectations

Communication technologies are continually changing ideas of the “office.” One of the most interesting of these developments is the virtual office—a setting where individuals in different places use online media to collaborate on projects. Recent trends, furthermore, indicate knowledge workers will become increasingly involved in international virtual offices (IVOs) where they interact with coworkers in different countries. Such environments, however, can intensify problems related to cultural communication expectations. Employees must therefore understand how cultural factors can affect online discourse if they wish to work successfully in IVOs. This essay examines three IVO-related problem areas: contact, status, and language.

International Digital Studies Approach for Examining International Online Interactions

2011 ◽  
pp. 2159-2163
Author(s):  
Kirk St. Amant
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
Online Interactions ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Digital Studies

As global access to the Internet increases, so does the potential for miscommunication in international online interactions (IOIs). Unfortunately, many models for examining cross-cultural communication focus on conventional (offline) interactions or settings. As a result, researchers lack a mechanism for examining how cultural factors could affect online discourse. This article presents an approach—international digital studies—for examining how cultural factors could affect IOIs. The purpose of this approach is to identify points of contention or areas where online media can create conflicts in cultural expectations associated with credibility. Once identified, these points of contention can serve as the subject of future research related to culture and communication.

Teaching Culture and Communication with Online Media

2011 ◽  
pp. 2050-2058
Author(s):  
Kirk St. Amant
Keyword(s):  
Online Media ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
Online Discourse ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Global Community ◽  
Teaching Culture ◽  
Online Access ◽  
Communication Expectations ◽  
Culture And Communication

As international online access grows, students are increasingly participating in a global community. Cultural groups, however, can have different perspectives on how to communicate online. For this reason, it is important that today’s students learn how to address cultural communication expectations when interacting in cyberspace. This paper presents activities and resources instructors can use to familiarize students with the international nature of online discourse.

Teaching Culture and Communication with Online Media

2011 ◽  
pp. 1761-1769
Author(s):  
Kirk St. Amant
Keyword(s):  
Online Media ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
Online Discourse ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Global Community ◽  
Teaching Culture ◽  
Online Access ◽  
Communication Expectations ◽  
Culture And Communication

As international online access grows, students are increasingly participating in a global community. Cultural groups, however, can have different perspectives on how to communicate online. For this reason, it is important that today’s students learn how to address cultural communication expectations when interacting in cyberspace. This paper presents activities and resources instructors can use to familiarize students with the international nature of online discourse.

Cultural Factors Affecting Integration of Technology in Media Education in Nigeria

2014 ◽  
pp. 63-76
Author(s):  
Ofomegbe Daniel Ekhareafo ◽  
Oroboh Ambrose Uchenunu
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Age ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Media Education ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Integration Of Technology ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Technological World

Today's world is aptly described as an information age, driven primarily by Information and Communication Technologies. This chapter stresses the idea that ICT usage in media education will not only improve the capacity of the students to learn but also improve the capacity of the facilitators. Although there are a number of factors that affect the integration of technology in learning, the chapter advocates that against the benefit of ICT education proactive steps need to be taken to redress the low trend if the graduates must compete with others, particularly those with overseas qualifications and other professionals in today's globalised and evanescent technological world.

The Influence of National IT Policies, Socio-economic Factors, and National Culture on Network Readiness in Africa

2012 ◽  
pp. 97-119
Author(s):  
Airi Ifinedo ◽  
Princely Ifinedo
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Cultural Dimension ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Information And Communication

This study examines the influence of national IT policies, socio-economic and cultural factors on the network readiness of African countries. The capability and level of preparation of a nation to participate in and benefit from information and communication technologies (ICT) for socio-development is assessed by the network readiness index. Prior studies have shown that such factors have a significant influence on how a country benefits from its use of ICT products for development. Research on this topic with data from the African continent is rare. This study serves to fill this gap. It is based on data from a cross-section of twenty diverse African countries. The data suggested variability in the use of ICT for developmental purposes among the sampled countries. To that end, Africa should not be viewed as monolithic in such respects. The study showed that all the measures used to operationalize national IT policies, socio-economic and some cultural factors are positively related to the network readiness of the sampled African countries. Importantly, the quality of each country’s educational systems, its transparency (corruption) levels, its ICT regulatory framework, and its cross-cultural dimension of power distance (PDI) were found to have significant relevance to its network readiness. The implications of the study’s findings for research and policy making are discussed.

scholarly journals ІНФОРМАЦІЙНО-КОМУНІКАЦІЙНІ ТЕХНОЛОГІЇ У СУЧАСНИХ МОДЕЛЯХ ІННОВАЦІЙНИХ ОСВІТНІХ ПРОЦЕСІВ

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 124
Author(s):  
Ivan I. Konovalchuk
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Support ◽  
Fast Learning ◽  
Educational Processes ◽  
Exchange Information ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
And Function ◽  
Role And Function

The article contains the analysis of the role and function of information and communication technologies in contemporary models of innovative educational processes based on theoretical and empirical studies. Information and communication technologies are defined as a set of tools and methods for obtaining, collecting, analytic and synthetic processing, storage and dissemination of information used in the management of socio-pedagogical systems. It was found that the network, integrative, fast learning and knowledge sharing models of innovative processes create information and communication environment allowing quickly and effectively exchange information. The experience of scientific-methodical and information support of innovations is outlined.

scholarly journals Social and Cultural Euphemism in Saudi Arabic: a Semantic, a Pragmatic and a Sociolinguistic Analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 64
Author(s):  
Bakri Al-Azzam ◽  
Mohammad Al-Ahaydib ◽  
Norah Alkhowaiter ◽  
Husam Al-Momani
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Social ◽  
New Development ◽  
Linguistic Behavior ◽  
Social And Cultural Factors ◽  
Saudi Arabic ◽  
Cultural Pressures ◽  
Linguistic Phenomenon

This paper explores the universal linguistic phenomenon of the social and cultural euphemism in Saudi Arabic. It aims at improving the understanding of other cultures' readers of the Saudi culture, concerning uses of euphemism, and simultaneously showing how some linguistic expressions are essentially products of social and cultural pressures. To examine this notion, the study analyzes and classifies examples of the most frequently used Saudi Arabic euphemism, based on various topics. The study shows that the social and cultural factors are very influential in expressing euphemism. It also reveals a clear and a huge shift in the use of euphemism in the Saudi culture, where Saudis did not apply euphemisms frequently in the past, as they are applying these days. Because of the new development of the country’s economy, openness, interfaith dialogue, cultural communication, new lifestyles have emerged and called for more prestigious linguistic behavior. It is hoped that the study would uncover why there are certain sensitive situations where euphemism is needed, such as those of religion, social circumstances, and death situations. 

scholarly journals M-Commerce for Agriculture Commodities using Android Application

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 11626-11630
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Android Application ◽  
Direct Communication ◽  
Exchange Information ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Local Species

Agriculture is the art of cultivation on soil. Agriculture acts as the evolution in the rise of human civilization, whereby farming local species created food supplies that enabled people to live in cities. E-agriculture is recent term in the field of agriculture and rural development practices. It is the global body of practice where people exchange information and ideas related to the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). The issue faced by the farmers in today’s world is that they are not getting enough credits for their own crops. The middleman takes all credits in between the communication. Here, we develop a mobile app that establishes direct communication in between the merchant and the farmer with no middleman in act.

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