出版社：International Association for Computer Information Systems
摘要：While organizations have initiated knowledge management initiatives to systematically and methodically capture both explicit and tacit (or silent) knowledge, these initiatives have experienced mixed results. Inherent organizational idiosyncrasies have b ounded the transferability and reusability of the knowledge base. Characteristics such as relevance, timeliness, but most important, cultural context, bind both the generalizable and transferable value of knowledge. For the knowledge to have value and util ity, the cultural context must be taken into consideration. The problematic generalization and applicability of the Hofstede Hypothesis is redefined as a matter of statistical aggregation averages. The collectivity that establishes the essence of culture h as many faces that situationally define the culture context ( i.e. profession, organization, religion, and ethnicity). Application of the model to demographic, professional, organizational, and other identities may be more useful, telling and generalizable than contemporary national profiles. The framework is readily adaptable to identifiable more homogeneous sub - cultures, and hence a potential source of data that can validate the universality of the Hofstede Hypothesis to document multi - dimensional cultural profiles within the context of a national cultural environment. Thus, this paper addresses the cultural ground for non - compliance by Saudi citizens. In doing so, t he paper explores the relation of culture to information security policies and practices. T he paper argues that compliance and non - compliance is a consequence of a semantical construction of reality [13] .
关键词：Saudi ; C ; ulture; Organizational ; C ; ulture; Information ; S ; ecurity; ; ; Policy
