期刊名称：Informing Science: The International Journal of an Emerging Transdiscipline
印刷版ISSN：1547-9684
电子版ISSN：1521-4672
出版年度：2004
卷号：7
页码：1-1
出版社：Informing Science Institute
摘要：This study compares how workers in Norway and the United States use Information and
Communication Technologies (ICTs). Our data—72 in-depth interviews of advanced ICT users –
were coded, analyzed, and placed into Hofstede’s four dimensional framework (power distance,
uncertainty avoidance, individualism, and masculinity). We proposed that ICT use comparisons
between the two countries are congruent to Hofstede’s findings. We find partial support for these
propositions. As expected, Norway and the US are similar on two dimensions (power distance
and uncertainty avoidance), but contrary to expectations, they are also similar on the two
dimensions where we expected differences (individualism and masculinity). We suggest possible
explanations for these findings, including our focus on an expert-user subculture, external
triggering events, and technical codes inscribed in Internet applications and software.
关键词：Culture, Information and Communication Technologies, Hofstede, Cross-Cultural
Studies, National Culture, Organizational Culture, Organizational Communication
