Revisiting Issues, Limitations, and Opportunities in Cross-Cultural Research on Collaborative Software in Information Systems

2010 ◽  
pp. 104-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongsong Zhang ◽  
James Gaskin ◽  
Paul Benjamin Lowry
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Task Type ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Collaborative Software ◽  
Current State ◽  
Cultural Research ◽  
Original Analysis ◽  
Cross Cultural Research ◽  
Previous State

Previously, Zhang and Lowry (2008) analyzed the issues, limitations, and opportunities in cross-cultural research on collaborative software in information systems. This chapter revisits the issues discussed in that paper and adds to them an analysis of the research done since their analysis, which covered the years leading up to 2005. Five additional articles, published between 2005 and the end of 2008 have been added to their original analysis. Since the beginning of 2005, research has extended to new countries and cultures, and has covered a previously unexplored task type. New insights and opportunities are discussed. Previously, Zhang and Lowry (2008) found seven common failures in CSW-supported cultural research. This update analyzes five new papers against these seven failures and finds their recent research encouraging. The main contribution of this chapter is filling in the gap between the current state of this particular area of research and the previous state at the beginning of 2005 when the analysis of Zhang and Lowry was completed.

Cross-Cultural Research in MIS

2011 ◽  
pp. 847-851
Author(s):  
Elena Karahanna ◽  
Roberto Evaristo ◽  
Mark Srite
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Methodological Issue ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Limited Attention ◽  
Cultural Research ◽  
Cross Cultural Research

“Globalization of business highlights the need to understand the management of organizations that span different nations and cultures” (Srite et al., 2003, p. 31). In these multinational and transcultural organizations, there is a growing call for utilizing information technology (IT) to achieve efficiencies, coordination, and communication. However, cultural differences between countries may have an impact on the effectiveness and efficiency of IT deployment. Despite its importance, the effect of cultural factors has received limited attention from information systems’ (IS) researchers. In a review of cross-cultural research specifically focused on the MIS area (Evaristo, Karahanna, & Srite, 2000), a very limited number of studies were found that could be classi- fied as cross-cultural. Additionally, even though many of the studies found provided useful insights, raised interesting questions, and generally contributed toward the advancement of the state of the art in its field, with few exceptions, no study specifically addressed equivalency issues central to measurement in cross-cultural research. It is this methodological issue of equivalency that is the focus of this article.

Experiences Conducting Cross-Cultural Research

2011 ◽  
pp. 85-102
Author(s):  
M. Gordon Hunter
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Personal Construct ◽  
Chief Information Officers ◽  
Personal Construct Theory ◽  
Cultural Research ◽  
Cross Cultural Research ◽  
Construct Theory ◽  
Systems Analysts

When conducting cross-cultural investigations, it is incumbent upon the information systems researcher to be prepared to reflect upon the differences between the frameworks of the researcher and the research participants. Three cross-cultural projects are discussed in this article. The first project, investigating systems analysts, employs the Repertory Grid from personal construct theory (Kelly, 1955, 1963). The second and third projects both employ narrative inquiry (Bruner, 1990). The second project investigates the use of information systems by small business and relies upon multiple regional researchers. The third project, which is currently on-going, investigates the emerging role of chief information officers and is a single researcher venture. These projects have contributed to the information systems field of study and are presented here to provide researchers with ideas for further qualitative cross-cultural investigations.

Cross-Cultural Research in MIS

2005 ◽  
pp. 640-644
Author(s):  
Elena Karahanna ◽  
Roberto Evaristo ◽  
Mark Srite
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Methodological Issue ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Limited Attention ◽  
Cultural Research ◽  
Cross Cultural Research

“Globalization of business highlights the need to understand the management of organizations that span different nations and cultures” (Srite et al., 2003, p. 31). In these multinational and transcultural organizations, there is a growing call for utilizing information technology (IT) to achieve efficiencies, coordination, and communication. However, cultural differences between countries may have an impact on the effectiveness and efficiency of IT deployment. Despite its importance, the effect of cultural factors has received limited attention from information systems’ (IS) researchers. In a review of cross-cultural research specifically focused on the MIS area (Evaristo, Karahanna, & Srite, 2000), a very limited number of studies were found that could be classified as cross-cultural. Additionally, even though many of the studies found provided useful insights, raised interesting questions, and generally contributed toward the advancement of the state of the art in its field, with few exceptions, no study specifically addressed equivalency issues central to measurement in cross-cultural research. It is this methodological issue of equivalency that is the focus of this article.

scholarly journals Cross-Cultural Work in Music Cognition

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nori Jacoby ◽  
Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis ◽  
Martin Clayton ◽  
Erin Hannon ◽  
Henkjan Honing ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Music Cognition ◽  
Position Paper ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Work ◽  
Western Music ◽  
Empirical Methods ◽  
Current State ◽  
Cultural Research ◽  
Cross Cultural Research ◽  
Psychology Of Music

Many foundational questions in the psychology of music require cross-cultural approaches, yet the vast majority of work in the field to date has been conducted with Western participants and Western music. For cross-cultural research to thrive, it will require collaboration between people from different disciplinary backgrounds, as well as strategies for overcoming differences in assumptions, methods, and terminology. This position paper surveys the current state of the field and offers a number of concrete recommendations focused on issues involving ethics, empirical methods, and definitions of “music” and “culture.”

Sociocultural memory development research drives new directions in gadgetry science

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Penny Van Bergen ◽  
John Sutton
Keyword(s):  
Episodic Memory ◽  
Autobiographical Memory ◽  
Developmental Psychology ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Memory Development ◽  
Development Research ◽  
Cultural Research ◽  
New Directions ◽  
Cross Cultural Research

Abstract Sociocultural developmental psychology can drive new directions in gadgetry science. We use autobiographical memory, a compound capacity incorporating episodic memory, as a case study. Autobiographical memory emerges late in development, supported by interactions with parents. Intervention research highlights the causal influence of these interactions, whereas cross-cultural research demonstrates culturally determined diversity. Different patterns of inheritance are discussed.

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